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Broadcast

Console

Operations

Technical

Manual

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Revision C.1 • 12/10

Broadcast Communications Division

www.broadcast.harris.com

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Contents

CE Declaration of Conformity ........................ iv

Safety Instructions ......................................... v

Hazard/Warning Label Identification............. v

Manual Revisions .......................................... vi

1 - GENERAL INFORMATION

Product Overview ....................................... 1-1

Specifications .............................................. 1-6

Warranty..................................................... 1-8

2 - HARDWARE INSTALLATION

Console Installation ..................................... 2-2

Cabling and Wiring ................................... 2-10

Installation Quick Guides

Frame & Console Display ..................... 2-20

KSU Card ............................................ 2-21

8-Input Expansion Card ....................... 2-25

VistaMax Connections ......................... 2-26

Mic Remote Control Logic Example .......... 2-27

Basic Peripheral Logic Example................ 2-28

Complex Peripheral Logic Example .......... 2-29

Buttoncap Lenses ...................................... 2-30

5- SERVICE

Parts and Repair Services............................ 5-1

Spare and Replacement Parts ...................... 5-2

Console Troubleshooting .............................. 5-3

Control Panel Servicing ............................... 5-5

Console Display Service ............................... 5-6

Backup Batteries ......................................... 5-7

48 Volt Power Supply .................................. 5-7

Frame Component Info ................................ 5-8

KSU Card Service Info ................................ 5-9

DSP Card Service Info ................................. 5-9

8-Input Expansion Card Service Info ........... 5-9

Motherboard Service Info .......................... 5-10

6 - ACCESSORIES

Furniture and Cabinetry .............................. 6-1

Accessory Panels ......................................... 6-1

Host Turret ................................................. 6-3

digital

RMX

Headphone Distribution Amp ..................... 6-3

ESE/SMPTE Master Clock Cable................ 6-3

Logic Wiring ............................................... 6-3

Divider Kit............................... 6-3

3 - CONSOLE OPERATION

Console Overview ......................................... 3-1

Panel Quick Guides

Universal Dual Fader Input Panel............3-2

Monitor Control Panel.............................3-4

Console Display ...................................... 3-8

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RMX

VistaMax Integration .............................. 3-9

Telco/Codec Operation .......................... 3-10

Applications ..............................3-9

4 - RMXDIGITAL SERVER

RMXd File Structure .................................... 4-1

RMXd Server Configuration .........................4-5

Session Files ............................................... 4-17

Session & Macro Files ................................ 4-20

Software Updates ....................................... 4-27

Settings Recovery .......................................4-27

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APPENDIX A: VMCC, SESSIONS & MACROS

VMCC File Maintenance ............................. A-1

Community Monitor ................................... A-1

VMCC Operations Errata ........................... A-3

Setup, Config, General File Info .................. A-7

Macro Files ................................................ A-8

Phantom Channels & Buses ..................... A-10

INDEX

A - C ..................................................... Index-1

C - L ..................................................... Index-2

L - R ..................................................... Index-3

S - W ..................................................... Index-4

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Declaration of Conformity

Application of Council Directive: 89/336/EEC

Standards To Which

Conformity Is Declared:

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Shipping Address:

Manufacturer’s Mailing Address:

Equipment Description:

EN55103-1 (Studio Environment) EN55022 Class A Magnetic Field Emissions EN55103-2 (Studio Environment) EN61000-4-2 EN61000-4-3 EN61000-4-4 EN61000-4-6 EN61000-4-8 Magnetic Field Immunity

Harris Corporation BCD

4240 Irwin Simpson Road Mason, Ohio USA 45040

513.459.3400

4593 Digital Way Mason, Ohio USA 45040

513.459.3400

Radio Mixing Console

Equipment Class:

Model Numbers:

Audio Equipment - Studio

RMXdigital Broadcast Console

I the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above, conforms to the above Directive(s) and Standard(s).

Harris Corporation–Mason Ohio USA

Place

Signature

Ted Staros

Full Name

Director–Console Product Development

Position

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Manual Revisions

This page provides a quick reference of the

current document pages and their revision level. If

you receive a revision to this document from Harris,

replace the old manual pages with the new ones and

discard the old pages. Replace this page with the

new Manual Revisions page.

Revision Affected pages Comments

A All pages 6/04 First Release

B All pages 8/05 VMCC info added

C All pages 10/07 reflective meter

& 500-series code information added

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General Information

Thanks for joining the growing ranks of

broadcasters employing Harris Corporation prod-

ucts designed by PR&E. Our mission: provide the

finest quality products, systems, documentation and

after-sale support.

To obtain the maximum benefit from the

console’s capabilities, read through the chapters

Installation, Operation

prior to actual product installation.

digital

An RMX

ing items:

• Mainframe, with 12, 20 or 28 input slots

• Universal Dual Fader Panels, installed, as

ordered

• Monitor Control Panel, 1 standard

• KSU Card, 1 standard

• DSP Card, one standard on the 12-input;

two standard on the 20-input; three stan-

dard on the 28-input)

• 8-Input Expansion Card, optional, total

number installed: up to the number of DSP

Cards installed in the mainframe

• Single or Dual Width Blank Panels, as re-

quired, to cover unpopulated input slots

• 48 VDC Power Supply, 1 standard

• Console Display, 1 low-profile display stan-

dard; original display, optional

• Installation Kit, 1 standard

• Tool Kit, 1 standard

• CD-ROM, 1 standard

console ships with the follow-

and the

RMXd Server

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Product Overview

The RMX

trolled, routable audio console that sits in a coun-

tertop cutout. Framesizes with 12, 20 or 28 con-

trol strips are available. The console can operate

in a stand-alone capacity or, for maximum flex-

ibility and usability, be integrated with a VistaMax

Audio Management System.

A separate Console Display, with two stereo bar-

graph meters, an ESE/SMPTE-compatible Clock

and Event Timer, is included. The display sits on

the countertop near the mainframe and plugs into

the frame using a captive six-foot cable harness.

The console is designed for 24/7 operation. It

has two power connections, with integral coupler,

for a main and a redundant supply (PRE99-1205).

One supply is included with the mainframe.

All RMX

and power supply) are convection cooled for com-

pletely silent operation.

RMX

tained within an aluminum chassis for strength

and RFI immunity. All user connections are made

from the top surface. The connectors, and cable

access openings, are located below a hinged cue

speaker panel behind the main control surface.

Each RMX

mount RMX

Card that has these connections:

• Four program and one send output (each has a

dedicated analog and an AES digital output)

• Analog control room outputs (for a monitor amp,

and for operator and guest headphone amps) *

• Analog studio outputs (for a monitor amp, and

for host and guest headphone amps) *

digital

is a low profile, digitally-con-

digital

components (console, display,

digital

circuit board electronics are con-

digital

mainframe (and the rack-

8-HL) comes standard with a KSU

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• Cue speaker and Cue monitor output *

• Three talk audio outputs (Talk to: control room,

studio, and an external location) *

• Eight routable audio inputs (four analog and four

digital inputs, independently routable to any

channel strip) that are VistaMax sources

• Eight routable audio outputs (four analog and

four digital outputs, independently routed from

any console bus) that are VistaMax destinations

• Dedicated control room, studio and cue/talk/

external logic connectors, with three Assignable

Logic I/O connectors *

• VistaMax facet Link connectors (two copper RJ-

45, standard; two optical MT-RJ connectors, op-

tional) plus an Ethernet connection for commu-

nicating with a VistaMax LAN

• Serial Test Interface connection for diagnostic

and system software maintenance

* These connections are typically not used on the

-8HL

RMX

Additional audio inputs and logic I/O can be

added in a mainframe by installing the optional

8-Input Expansion Card onto a DSP card. Each

Expansion Card has eight audio inputs (individu-

ally switch set as an analog or a digital input) and

eight Assignable Logic I/O connectors to associ-

ate logic with the eight inputs. The audio inputs

are independently routed to channel strips through

session file settings or by manually selecting a

source using a channel strip source selector. Dur-

ing console setup, audio inputs can be “bound” to

logic I/O connectors for channel logic control to

and from peripheral devices and mic control pan-

els.

One 8-Input Expansion card can be added to a

12-input frame, up to two cards can be added to a

20-input frame and up to three cards can be in-

stalled in a 28-input frame.

VISTAMAX CONTROL CENTER

The RMX

configuration files that are maintained by the sup-

plied VistaMax Control Center (VMCC) software.

Monitor switch functions, channel button settings

and audio routing is “soft controlled” through setup

parameters—initially auto-loaded through a con-

trol file, called init.mac, and adjusted as re-

quired through session file settings.

The initial console settings can be changed, as

required by board operators, through manually

selecting different input signal sources and chang-

ing control surface button assignments, or by load-

ing a session file—a pre-saved file that reconfigures

the console for a different daypart or function.

digital

is set up for daily use through

SESSION FILES

Session files are initially created right on the

console by selecting input sources and setting de-

Save

sired switch conditions, then pressing

Monitor Control panel. This action creates a new

session file—which never affects previously saved

session files. The new session file can then be ed-

ited using a text-only editor on a Windows® com-

puter, if required, and then saved back to the con-

sole over the LAN connection. The session is then

“dialed up” by the operator using the Monitor Con-

trol panel session selector and

Take

For some facilities, a single customized session

file may be sufficient to set up a console for all

users but it is more likely that multiple session

files will be created to set the console for different

dayparts or different operations (e.g., one console

could serve split duty, being a newsroom feeding

live audio to air during the day, but then changing

to a production room at night).

Since session files can change any number of

console settings, dayparting the console is as easy

as selecting the desired session file and pressing

Take

—once the session files have been created,

edited and saved back to the console.

on the

button.

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For example, if the “morningzoo” session is cur-

rently loaded on a RMX

digital-12

console, and it

has configured the console inputs as: five mics

(each with the talent’s name shown in the channel

display), three Telco channels (two phone hybrid

caller inputs and an ISDN live remote input) and

four line inputs (three digital delivery inputs for

sound FX, music beds, commercials, etc., and a

traffic or weather service feed).

To switch the console for the midday daypart

(one board operator/jock who takes requests and

plays back all sources from a digital delivery sys-

tem), means there is some extensive switching that

must take place on a non-programmable console.

digital

On the RMX

, however, it is done simply

by dialing up and taking the “midday” session—

which immediately reconfigures the console, re-

sulting in Input 1 being the control room mic (with

the jock’s name shown in the channel display, if

desired); the next four inputs are routed from the

digital delivery system for music, liners and com-

mercials, while Input 6 remains the hybrid input

(for those call-in music requests). The remaining

Telco and input channels could be left alone or

they could be routed to silence, remaining avail-

able for the board operator to use as required.

To prevent on-air interruptions, any channels

that are On-Air when a session file is taken do not

immediately change settings. Instead, those chan-

nels only change to the new session file settings

when that channel is turned off in order to effect

seamless show transitions.

MAIN COMPONENT DESCRIPTIONS

An RMX

nents—as seen and used by the board operator:

Universal Dual Fader panels, a Monitor Control

panel and the Console Display.

Additional descriptions are presented in this

section for the power supply, KSU and DSP cards,

and for the optional 8-Input Expansion cards.

digital

console has only three compo-

Universal Dual Fader Panels

Each Dual Fader panel has two sets of channel

strip controls with these functions: channel on/

off; fader level control; cue on/off; momentary talk-

back control to remotes or callers (active when

the channel strip is set as a Telco channel); input

source selector and take button; input mode but-

tons with pan/balance pot; send bus on/off, mode

and level control; and assignment buttons for four

program and one offline bus.

A ten-character display on each channel strip

normally shows the input source name. Alternate

source names are shown when the yellow Next

LED is lit during source selection.

A channel strip control can be assigned to con-

trol any type of audio source: mic; line; router;

Telco, as required by a particular daypart.

The audio source for each fader is initially set

by loading a session file. The input’s source name

(or an alias name) is shown in the ten-character

display above each fader. If no signal is routed to

the fader, then

The capacity to change the source—via a source

selector and

channel strip since the physical audio source for

each channel is “virtual”—it can be any physical

console input (analog or digital) and, when the

console is tied into a VistaMax system, any input

source on any VistaMax device networked with

the RMX

available sources can be individually limited on a

channel strip through session file settings.

The input audio may also be linked with logic

from a peripheral or mic control panel to provide

fully independent parallel logic control functions

for remote control of the channel strip and/or

channel strip control of the source equipment.

Again, all of these parameters are set during con-

sole configuration so that the operator never has

to concern themselves about logic or signal rout-

ing when the session files are properly crafted.

SILENCE is displayed.

Take

button, is a standard part of each

digital

console. To simplify operation, the

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Monitor Control Panel

This standard panel is divided into three

functional sections: Session, Control Room, and

Studio, by graphic lines on the panel.

Session Section

The middle of the left section has the session

controls for selecting and saving session files

(rotary session selector, take and save buttons)

along with two ten-character displays for showing

the current session (in the top line) and a next

session (in the bottom line).

The Auxiliary Meter source selector buttons are

above the session controls. These allow one of

seven sources (defaults assignments are: Real Air,

the send bus, the Telco record bus, and the four

program buses) to feed the Auxiliary Meter located

on the Console Display. The selected source name

is shown below the Auxiliary Meter.

Just below the session controls are the Monitor

Mode buttons that are covered in the Control

Room Section that follows.

Five event timer control buttons are found at

the bottom of this section. Start, Stop, Hold, and

Reset manually control the event timer in the

Console Display. When the Auto Reset button is

lit, the timer can be reset automatically when a

channel is turned on. Which channels reset the

timer are set by session file commands.

Control Room Section

The center section of the Monitor Control panel

has monitor source selector buttons for the control

room monitor and operator headphone outputs.

A source can be selected from among the seven

buttons at the top of the center section (the defaults

are the same as for the Aux. Meter), or by using

the monitor source selector and take button to

select between an additional fifteen sources. The

selected source button lights to indicate its

selection, while blanking the selected name display.

When a source is selected using the source selector,

the name is shown in the ten-character display

and all source buttons are turned off.

Just above the monitor source display are two

level pots for setting the output levels of the cue

speaker and the control room talkback output.

Independent control room monitor and head-

phone fader level controls are at the bottom of

this section. The selected source is routed through

the monitor mode controls in the left-hand sec-

tion next to the top of the faders, which control

whether the monitor signal is stereo, left only, right

only, or mono (left and right summed together).

AutoCue, another mode control, sets whether

cue feeds the headphone output. When unlit, cue

activity does not affect the headphone output.

When AutoCue is lit, the headphone output auto-

matically switches to listen to the cue bus while

cue is active.

The AutoCue function has two modes, as set

using the VMCC program. The default setting is

Split Cue where the monitor and cue audio are

separately summed to mono before going to the

headphones. Cue audio is sent to the left ear while

the monitor audio goes to the right ear. An alter-

native mode is Stereo Cue, where cue audio re-

placed the monitor audio with the Cue audio (in

stereo in the headphones).

Studio Section

The right-hand section of the Monitor Control

panel has controls for a separate talk or voice

studio. Monitor source selection is done in the same

manner as the control room: a source selector

button (at the top of this section) can be pressed,

or a source can be selected using the monitor

source selector and take button.

Level control of the dedicated studio monitor

and talkback outputs is done through the two

volume pots above the monitor source display.

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This section of the Monitor Control panel also

has two talkback buttons so the board operator

can talk to the studio and/or to an external

location using the board operator’s microphone.

Console Display

The separate Console Display sits or stands on

the countertop behind or to the side of the con-

sole control surface. The Main Meter shows the

PGM 1 output levels. The Aux Meter shows the

cue bus, when active, or a source selected using

the Aux Meter source controls on the monitor

panel.

An ESE and SMPTE-compatible time of day

clock and an event timer (controlled by Monitor

Control panel buttons and/or reset commands

from one or more channels) are also on the Con-

sole Display.

The display plugs into the console motherboard

using a six-foot captive cable harness.

KSU Card

Each RMX

has one KSU Card with eight assignable audio

inputs and eight assignable outputs; three Assign-

able Logic I/O connectors; dedicated logic con-

nectors for control room, studio, and cue/talk/

external logic; eighteen dedicated analog and digi-

tal program and monitor outputs; a VistaMax LAN

connector; a serial test connector; and two copper

(RJ-45) VistaMax Link connectors.

A KSU card with two MT-RJ optical VistaMax

Link connectors (PRE99-2672-2) is available for

interconnecting the console to a VistaMax system

when the distance between console and VistaMax

frame exceeds 100 meters (the maximum length

supported using CAT-5e or CAT-6 cables). The MT-

RJ optical connections support runs up to 2 km.

An optical Link RMX

also available.

digital

(including the RMXd8-HL)

8-HL (PRE99-1910-2) is

On the consoles, the KSU card plugs into the

motherboard behind the Monitor Control panel

and the two adjacent Dual Fader Input panels. In

normal use it’s hidden below the cue speaker panel.

The KSU consists of an SBC (Single Board Com-

puter), a VistaMax interface, and DSP for the eight

routed KSU inputs/outputs and the bus outputs.

DSP Card

The number of DSP (Digital Signal Processor)

cards installed is frame size dependent (RMX

12 has one DSP Card, RMX

-28 has three cards). DSP Cards plug into

RMX

-20 has two, and

the lower motherboard behind the Universal Dual

Fader Input panels, hidden below the cue speaker

panel in normal use. Each card handles routing

for eight stereo audio inputs and eight Assignable

Logic I/Os. Each card has DSP “heartbeat” and

automation LEDs to indicate operational status.

8-Input Expansion Card

This optional audio input and logic I/O card

(PRE99-2665) adds eight audio inputs and eight

Assignable Logic I/O connectors to any DSP Card,

in lieu of the blank panel between the DSP card

and the control surface. An 8-Input Expansion

card can be added to each DSP card.

Each audio input is physically set as an analog

or a digital input by a board-mounted DIP switch.

The input is assigned to a channel strip (or set as

a VistaMax input) by the session file. The Assign-

able logic connections can be “bound” to any one

of the audio inputs, and then jointly assigned to a

channel strip, or they can be used separately from

any of the audio inputs as determined by the cur-

rent session file settings.

Power Supply

A separate rackmount power supply (PRE99-

1205) supplies +48 VDC to the console mainframe.

One supply comes standard with each mainframe.

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The RMX

are supplied with a 110 VAC IEC input cord.

Two keyed 48-volt power cables are supplied

with the console mainframe Installation Kit so that

a second PRE99-1205 supply (optional) can eas-

ily be added for redundant supply operation. The

mainframe and the RMX

gral power coupler so a second redundant supply

can be connected.

The power supply (and the RMX

recessed front panel On/Off switch along with a

green LED that indicates the +48 volt output is

good.

The power supply is designed for continuous

24/7 operation and is fully regulated and protected

against excessive current by internal fuses and elec-

tronic safeguards.

8-HL has a built-in 48-volt supply. All

8-HL include an inte-

8-HL) has a

Specifications

Specifications are for the basic signal paths, per

channel, with 600 ohm loads connected to the ana-

log program outputs in a fully loaded RMX

28-input slot mainframe.

0 dBu equals 0.775 volts RMS regardless of cir-

cuit impedance, which equals 0 dBm into a 600

ohm circuit. Noise specs based on 22 kHz mea-

surement bandwidth. A 30 kHz bandwidth mea-

surement increases noise by about 1.7 dB.

Total Harmonic Distortion (THD+N) is mea-

sured at a +18 dBu output, using a swept signal

and a 22 kHz low pass filter.

FSD = Full Scale Digital, +24 dBu

Analog Line Inputs

Input Impedance: >60 k ohms, balanced Input Level Range: -10 dBv to +4 dBu (soft trim) Input Headroom: 20 dB above nominal input

digital

Analog Outputs

Output Source Impedance: <3 ohms balanced Output Load Impedance: 600 ohms minimum Nominal Output Level: +4 dBu Maximum Output Level: +24 dBu

Digital Inputs and Outputs

Reference Level: +4 dBu (-20 dB FSD) Signal Format: AES-3, S/PDIF (input only) AES-3 Input & Output Compliance:

24-bit sample rate

conversion

Digital Reference:

Crystal (internal) or VistaMax

slave (external) at 48 kHz ±100 ppm

Internal Sample Rate:

48 kHz

Output Sample Rate: 48 kHz (PGM 1, PGM 2 or

Send can be set for 44.1 kHz)

Processing Resolution:

24-bit fixed with extended

precision accumulators

Conversions:

A/D 24-bit, Delta-Sigma, 128x oversampling on all digital inputs; D/A 24-bit, DeltaSigma, 128x oversampling

Latency:

<1.6 ms, input to monitor out

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Monitor Outputs

Output Source Impedance: <3 ohms, balanced Output Load Impedance: 1 k ohms minimum Output Level: +4 dBu nominal, +24 dBu maximum

Frequency Response

Line Input to Program or Send Output: +0 dB/-0.5 dB,

20 Hz to 20 kHz

Dynamic Range

Analog Input to Analog Output: 104 dB referenced to

FSD, 107 dB “A” weighted to FSD

Analog Input to Digital Output: 105 dB referenced to

FSD, 108 dB “A” weighted to FSD

Digital Input to Analog Output: 110 dB referenced to

FSD, 113 dB “A” weighted to FSD

Digital Input to Digital Output: 125 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise

Analog Input to Analog Output: <0.003%, 20 Hz to

20 kHz, +18 dBu input, +18 dBu output

Digital Input to Digital Output:

<0.0005%, 20 Hz to

20 kHz, -6 dB FSD input, -6 dB FSD output

Digital Input to Analog Output:

<0.003%, 20 Hz to 20 kHz (<0.001%, typical at 1 kHz), -6 dB FSD input, +18 dBu output

Power Supply Ground

Rack mounted power supply: grounded through AC

cord

Power Supply Connection

AC input: IEC power cord DC output: Keyed multi-pin connector

Dimensions

For all RMXdigital frames: height above countertop

is 2.25" [57]. Depth below countertop is 9.85" [250] at the rear of the frame. Front-to-back depth is 22" [559]. See page 2-1 for a side view with dimension details.

RMXd-12 is 27.4" [696] wide RMXd-20 is 40.2" [1021] wide RMXd-28 is 53.0" [1346] wide

RMXd8-HL (Rack mounted):

2 RU: 3.5" [89] x 19" [483] x 10" [254]

Console Display (sits/stands on countertop):

Original Tall Display: 11.13" [283] x 14.25" [362] x 5.1" [130]

Low-Profile Display: 5" [127] x 17.25" [438] x

5.25" [133]

Crosstalk Isolation

Program-to-Program or Program-to-Send: >95 dB, 20

Hz to 20 kHz

Stereo Separation

Analog Program Outputs: >86 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Console Power Requirements

RMXd8-HL: 48 watts RMXd-12: 99 watts RMXd-20 RMXd-28

141 watts

186 watts

Measured at 115/230 VAC, ±12%, 50/60 Hz

Power Supply Voltage

Console power: +48 VDC at 6.25 Amps.

(The console includes an integral power coupler for a primary and a redundant supply. One supply is included with the mainframe, along with two DC power cables.)

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48 Volt Power Supply (Rack mounted):

2 RU: 3.5" [89] x 19" [483] x 10" [254]

All dimensions: Height x Width x Depth.

Harris Corporation reserves the right to change

specifications without notice or obligation.

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Warranty

Each RMX

digital

console, RMXd-8HL and 48-

volt power supply carry a standard manufacturer’s

warranty of 15 months from the DATE OF SHIP-

MENT from Harris.

A copy of the domestic (USA) product warranty

policy, dated July 1, 2007, is presented on the fol-

lowing two pages.

To view or download the current Harris Broad-

cast Communications Standard Warranty Policy

Statement for either domestic or international lo-

cations, visit this Harris corporate website page:

http://www.broadcast.harris.com/ support/warranties.asp

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PRODUCT WARRANTY (USA)

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

For information about products or support services: Call: +1 888 534 8246

Website: www.broadcast.harris.com To register products or update company information visit:

https://premier.harris.com/broadcast/warranty_registration.asp

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES COMMITMENT

We are serious about our professional services business. We strive to provide the highest level of support in the industry and offer a complete set of integrated support solutions designed to help our customers across every phase of their business. Harris works with you to provide the type of coverage you need. We are committed to service excellence.

Standard Warranty Services

Technical support 9 hours a day, 5 days a week After-hours emergency “Down or Off-air” phone support 5-day advance exchange of parts Software updates and bug fixes Access to technical knowledge bank

Optional Gold ServicePAK

Technical phone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Next-day advance exchange of parts

HARRIS BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS

STANDARD WARRANTY POLICY STATEMENT

Effective July 1, 2007

STANDARD EQUIPMENT WARRANTY

Harris Corporation (“Harris”) warrants that all Harris Broadcast Communications-manufactured equipment will be free of any defect in materials or workmanship for the period of time specified in the table below (or such other time period as agreed in writing by the parties). Warranty begins from the date of shipment from a Harris facility. The warranty is ex-tended to customers and applies to all Harris Broadcast Communications-manufactured equipment purchased, installed, and used for the pu rpose for which such equipment was originally designed.

Product Family Standard Equipment Warranty Period

Transmitters (except Platinum VHF transmitters), Storage, Servers, Automation, Graphics, Post Production, C onso les and Audio Management Equipment Test & Measurement, Routing & Distribution Equipment 27 months from shipment Digital Exciters (Radio) 39 months from shipment Platinum VHF Transmitters 63 months from shipment B-Stock Equipment Same as applicable product warranty Replacement Parts – within Standard Warranty Period Longer of (i) applicable product warranty or (ii) 90 days from shipment Replacement Parts – post Standard Warranty Period 90 days from shipment

WARRANTY CLAIMS AND PROCEDURES

1. During the applicable Standard Equipment Warranty Period outlined above, customer’s sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of the Standard Equipment Warranty will be, at Harris’ sole discretion and option, repair or replacement of the defective product. Components that customer claims to be defective must be available to Harris for inspection and evaluat ion. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Harris, customs clearance for all replacement parts under the warranty or otherwise will be customer’s sole r esponsibility. To be entitled to rights under the Standard Equipment Warranty, the customer must notify Harris in writing within thirty (30) days after discovering a suspected defect in any product, but in any event prior to the expiration of the applicable Standard Equipment Warranty Period. Notice to a Harris dealer, systems integrator, sales represen tative or other third party is not notice to Harris. Following its receipt of any such customer notice, Harris will determine whether the reported problem is covered by this Standard Equipment Warranty. If Harris determines that the problem is covered, Harris will authorize repair or replacement of the defective product, as deemed appropriate by Harris in its s ole discretion. For clarificatio n purposes, any technical support provided by Ha r r is w i ll be fo r the s o l e purpose of fulfilling Harris’ warranty obligations. If Harris determines that customer is using technical support as a substitute for training of customer’s personnel, then such technical support will be subject to additional charges at Harris’ then prevailing unit rate for such services.

2. Before shipping any product to Harris, the customer must obtain a written return authorization from Harris, and provide any proof of warranty eligibility requested by Harris. Any product received by Harris without a return authorization may, at Harris’ option, be returned to the customer co llect. Once a return aut horization is obtained, the custom er is responsible for packing and shipping the product to which its warranty claim relates to a service facility designated by Harris, with all shipping charges prepaid by Harris, within thirt y (30) days after receipt of the return authorization. Harris will pay for return of the repaired or replacement product to the customer if the repaired or replacement product is shipped to a designated Harris service facility. In the event that the foregoing procedure is not followed by customer, Customer shall pay for return shipping of the d efective equipment (or part thereof) to Harris and Harris shall only pay delivery charges of the replacement equipment (or part thereof) to customer. Harris will use commercially reasonable efforts to supply equipment (or part thereof) from the geographical region of customer’s site, so as to minimize freight and duty. Harris bears the risk of loss or damage while the equipment (or part thereof) is in transit to customer from the Harris serv ice ce nter, and customer bears the risk of loss or damage while the equipment (or part thereof) is in transit back to the Harris service center.

3. Upon receipt of replacement equipment (or part thereof), customer has thirty (30) days to tender the defective equipment (or part thereof) to the return carrier for shipment to the service center designated by Harris. If customer does not timely return the defective equipment (or part thereof), Harris shall invoice customer for the list price of such equipment (or part thereof), plus applicable shipping. Such failure to return the equipment (or part thereof) may, in Harris’ discretion, be grounds for termination of the warranty and/or suspension of any future advance exchang e privileg es until such outstanding defective equipment has been returned. Under the Standard Equipment Warranty Harris will provide customer with new, rebuilt, refurbished or alternate equipment (or part thereof) of equal or improved quality, as exchange equipment (or part thereof) to replace eligibl e defective equipment (or part thereof). Any alternate equipment (or part thereof) will meet or exceed the specifications of the replaced equipment (or part thereof). Rebuilt or refurbished equipment may bear cosmetic blemishes that do not affect perform ance. Unless otherwise specified by Harris in writing, repaired or replaced equipment (or parts thereof) are covered only for the remainder of the term of the applicable Standard Equipment Warranty. All defective equipment (or parts thereof) replaced by Harris become the property of Harris. Harris has no obligation to (i) service, exchange or otherwise replace any equipment (or part thereof) that has been damaged, modified, abused, misused or over-used as determined by Harris or has been used with non-Harris supplies or products that have caused damage or malfunction; (ii) paint, refinish, refurbish, restore or exchange any equipment (or part thereof) with cosmetic blemishes; (iii) service, exchange or otherwise rep lac e any equipment (or part thereof) if the same would interfere with, impede or be redundant with normal or scheduled maintenance of such equipment (or part thereof); (iv) service, exchange or otherwise replace any equipment (or part thereof) that is within sixty (60) days of the end of its production life; or (v) provide any application sof tware support or service involving application h ardware or replace any accessories. If Harris elects to perform any such services at customer’s request, then such services will be deemed a service call and all labor, parts and materials used for the service call will be charged at Harris’ then-prevailing rates.

15 months from shipment

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EQUIPMENT WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS

Harris does not warrant or guarantee, and is not responsible for:

1. Defects, failures, damages or performance limitations caused in whole or in part by (A) power failures, surges, fires, floods, snow, ice, lightn ing, excessive heat or cold, highly corrosive environments, accidents, actions of third parties, or other events outside of Harris’ control, or (B) customer’s abuse, mishandling, misuse, negligence, improper storage, servicing or operation, or unauthorized attempts to repair or alter the equipment in any way. Customer mus t provide qualified technical personnel to maintain and repair t he equipment.

2. Equipment built to customer’s specifications that are later found not to meet customer’s needs or expectations.

3. The performance of the equipment when used in combination with equipment not purchased, specified, or approved by Harris.

4. Signal coverage delivered by antenna equipment whether or not supplied by Harris.

5. Batteries and other consumable goods.

ADDITIONAL WARRANTY NOTES

1. OEM or third-party equipment that is incorporated into Harris equipment is covered under the applicable Harris Standard Equipment Warranty unless the OEM or Third-Party equipment carries its own limited warranty, in which event the OEM or third-party warranty will apply to such equipment incorporated into Harris equipment. For example and not limitation, CRTs, LCDs, FSMs and Optical Test products are OEM products that have a limited 1 year manufacturer’s warranty.

2. Items Sold As Resale independently of Harris manufactured equipment (such as tubes, printers and antenna transmission lines) and shall be covered only by the specific warranty terms of the supplier or original equipment manufacturer of those items. IF AN ORDER COVERS EQUIPMENT NOT OWNED BY HARRIS, IT IS SOLD SUBJECT TO HARRIS’ ACQUISITION OF POSSESSION.

3. B-Stock Equipment three (3) years old. B-Stock equipment related to transmitters is defined as equipment repurchased by Harris that is reconditioned or refurbished for sale to a second generation owner by Harris or its reseller.

4. Used Equipment PARTIES, IT IS SOLD “AS IS” AND WITH NO WARRANTY.

SERVICES WARRANTY

Harris warrants that the services will be performed in a professional manner (the “Services Warranty”). Notice of a breach of the Services Warranty must (i) specify in reasonable detail, the nature of the claim, and (ii) be received within ninety (90) days from the last day of performance of the services. Upon notice of a breach of the services warranty and Harris’ determination of the validity of such breach of the Services Warranty, Harris will re-perform the applicable services at Harris’ expense. If after reasonable opportunity Harris is unable to re-perform such services to the reasonable satisfaction of customer, customer may, as its exclusive remedy, obtain a refund of the fees paid to Harris under the applicable order for such services.

SOFTWARE WARRANTY

1. Physical Media traffic translators (“Licensed Programs”), to be free of defects in material or workmanship for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of completed installation, or if customer should assume responsibility for installation of the software, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of shipment of the Licensed Programs by Harris (the “Software Warranty Period”). This limited warranty extends only to customer as the original licensee. Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy under this limited warranty will be, at Ha rris’ option, repair or replacement of the software media.

2. Licensed Programs Licensed Programs shall operate substantially in compliance with Harris’ specifications for the Licensed Programs (the “Software Warranty”). Th e entire liability of Harris under this limited warranty is to provide, free of charge, a corrected copy of any portion of the Licensed Programs which is found by Harris inspection not to be in substantial compliance with its specifications. If Harris is unable to provide a c orrected copy of the Licensed Programs within a reasonable time, as customer’s sole and exclusive remedy, Harris will replace the same with a functionally similar program or refund to customer the amounts customer paid Harris to purchase or license such Licensed Programs. Harris does not warrant that such programs are error free or that customer will be able to operate such programs without problems or interruptions. Corrections to the Licensed Programs beyond the Software Warranty Period will only be made by Harris pursuant to a separate software maintenance agreement.

3. Cost of Corrections Programs at no charge to customer. Software corrections will be sent via e-mail. In the rare event customer requires a Harris customer support engineer to visit the site, related reasonable pre-approved on-site time and travel expenses will be billed at the prevailing daily rates, unless otherwise agreed to in writing prior to the visit. A ONE-DAY MINIMU M CHARGE APPLIES TO ALL ON-SITE VISITS.

4. Software Warranty Exclusions. The Software Warranty does not apply to any software media or Licensed Program that (A) has been altered or modified, except by Harris; (B) has not been installed, operated, repaired, or maintained in accordance with instructions supplied by Harris; (C) has been subjected to abnormal physical or electrical stress, misuse, negligence, or accident; or (D) is used in ultra-hazardous activities.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS STANDARD WARRANTY POLI CY STATEMENT, HARRIS HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BY WAY OF EXAMPLE AND NOT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT WILL HARRIS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUD ING LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE LIMITATIONS S ET FORTH HERE WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE REMEDIES OF ERROR CORRECTION, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, REPERFORMANCE OF SERVICES AND REFUND OF PAYMENTS COMPLETELY FAIL OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, THE LIMIT OF HARRIS’ LIABILITY (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE) TO CUSTOMER OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY CONCERNING THE HARRIS EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE LICENSES SOLD TO CUSTOMER AND WARRANTED HEREUNDER, HARRIS’ PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE, OR IN ANY MANNER RELATED TO THIS STANDARD WARRANTY POLICY STATEMENT, FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIM S WILL NOT IN THE AGGREGATE EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY HARRIS FOR THE SPECIFIC PRODUCT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH SUCH CLAIM IS MADE.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

1. Applicable Law, Venue and Jurisdiction interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Florida, US A, regardless of any law principles requiring the application of any other law. The parties agree that the exclusive venue for any action related to the dispute or interpretation of this Standard Warranty Policy Sta tement shall be in the courts with the appropriate jurisdiction located in Orlando, Florida, and each party irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of each such court in any such action and waives any objection it may now or hereafter have to venue or personal jurisdiction in each such court. The prevailing party in any action related to the dispute or interpretation of this Standard Warranty Policy Statement shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys fees incurred in pursuing the action, including those fees incurred througho ut all bankruptcy and appellate proceedings.

2. Jury Waiver RELATING TO THE DISPUTE OR INTERPRETATION OF THIS STANDARD WARRANTY POLICY STATEMENT, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS WAIVER IS MADE KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AFTER AN ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE ITS TERMS.

. THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TO WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ACTION

. Items sold as resale are such items that are not manufactured by Harris but may be utilized in conjunction with or

. B-Stock equipment for non-transmitter related equipment is defined as any non- out-of-production product that is less than

. IF THE EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED IN AN ORDER IS DESCRIBED AS USED, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING BY THE

. Harris warrants all physical media (“software media”) for the licensed programs, including without limit custom software and

. Harris warrants that during the Software Warranty Period (or such other time period as agreed in writing by the parties) the

. During the Software Warranty Period, Harris will bear the material cost and shipment of corrected or replacement Licensed

. This Standard Warranty Policy Statement, and any disputes related hereto, shall be governed by and

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The RMX

digital

mainframe “drops into”

a cutout (as shown below) in the furniture coun-

tertop.

The console card cage, which extends below the

console, can be positioned to fall within the cabi-

net or above a cable tray.

The low-profile Reflective Display (footprint:

17.25" x 5.25") is only 5” tall. It can set behind

the frame or on top of the rear cover. If the op-

tional Tall Console Display is used, it stands on

the countertop behind the frame (its footprint: 14"

x 6", and it stands 11” tall).

Locate a 3" cable grommet near the display to

route the 6-foot cable harness thru the countertop

in order to plug into the back of the frame.

Console, back view

COUNTERTOP

2.50"

[64]

The RMX

digital

console shipment contains:

• The 12, 20 or 28 input mainframe with a Moni-

tor Control panel, a KSU card, and the DSP

cards installed with the optional items ordered

(Universal Dual Fader Panels, Blank Panels,

8-Input Expansion Cards)

• 2 RU rackmount 48-volt power supply

• Installation and tool kits (AMP MOD IV con-

nector housings and receptacle contacts, crimp

and contact removal tools, hex driver, backup

batteries, removable clear lenses and clear in-

sert sheet), two 48 VDC power cables, and CD-

ROM

• Stand alone Console Display with integral cable

and power supply

22"

2.75"

[70]

12.5"

[317.5]

[559]

9.75"

[248]

1.5"

[38]

1.5"

[38]

1.75"

[44]

Dimension Table

Mainframe A B C

RMXdigital-4 14.6" [371] 13.3" [337] 13.5" [343]

RMXdigital-12 27.4" [696] 26.1" [662] 26.25" [668]

RMXdigital-20 40.2" [1021] 38.9" [987] 39.25" [993]

RMXdigital-28 53.0" [1346] 51.7" [1312] 52.0" [1320]

Millimeter dimensions in brackets. All dimensional tolerances are: +¼" [6.4], -0" [0.0]. Typical setback from countertop edge to the front of the console: 6" [152] to 12" [305].

Console, side view, with dimensions

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19.25" [489]

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Console Installation

To simplify console installation, logic cable wir-

ing diagrams for specific peripheral equipment are

available from Harris Technical Support. Refer to

page 5-1 for contact information.

INSTALLATION NOTE: Do not position the con-

sole near intense electromagnetic hum fields such

as those created by audio amplifiers that use in-

expensive power transformers operating in or near

saturation. Strong electromagnetic fields may im-

pair the performance of the RMX

boring equipment. Route audio cables to achieve

maximum practical distance from all AC power

mains wiring.

99-2667 DSP Card * 99-2665 8-Input Expansion Card (optional) 99-2672-1 or 99-2672-2 KSU Card **

80-1846 Blank Panel

The DSP, KSU and 8-Input Exp. cards are hidden below a card access cover. * The number of DSP Cards installed is determined by the frame size. ** The 99-2672-1 KSU Card comes standard in all frame sizes.

digital

RMX

and neigh-

digital-12,

FRAME CONFIGURATION

Two panels are available for the RMX

the Universal Dual Fader Input and the Monitor

Control, which is standard on the mainframe. The

Dual Fader panel is two input slots wide, while

the Monitor Control panel is three slots wide. Typi-

cal panel positions are shown below, but panels

can be positioned up to two slots from their stan-

dard slot designations since each panel connects

to the mainframe using a single red CAT-5 cable.

Input slots can have any combination of Dual

Fader panels, single or dual width blank panels,

single or dual width divider kits, or custom switch/

control panels installed.

Contact a Harris sales representative for more

details on available RMX

Frame Configuration

digital

options.

digital

99-1407 Universal Dual Fader panels

take up two input slots, so there can be

up to six in a 12-input slot mainframe.

Remaining input slots are covered with

99-1410 Dual Width Blank Panels.

Input Slot 1

Input Slot 2

Input Slot 3

Input Slot 4

Input Slot 5

Input Slot 6

Input Slot 7

NONO

TE:TE:

TE:

The number of available input slots equals the console

NONO

TE:TE:

model number (e.g., RMXd-20 has 20 input slots). All RMXdigital frames have one KSU card with DSP for the buses, four input channels and four special purpose phantom channels. Each DSP card adds the DSP for another eight input channels (e.g., RMXd4 has no DSP card, RMXd-12 has one DSP card, RMXd-20 has two DSP cards, and RMXd-28 has three DSP cards).

The RMXd Divider Kit allows standard Harris/PR&E Turret

Accessory Panels to be installed in a frame. There are two kits

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Input Slots:

with Session, Control Room

and Studio Monitor Controls

99-1406 Monitor Control Panel (one standard)

Input Slot 8

Input Slot 9

Input Slot 10

Input Slot 11

Input Slot 12

available: 99-1411-1 is one input slot wide and holds one or two single width turret panels; 99-1411-2 is two input slots wide and holds two dual width panels, four single width panels, or a combination thereof. A kit can be installed into any input slot location. Dual Fader panels or the Monitor Control panel can be moved left or right one or two slots to accommodate a divider kit. Blank turret panels 99-1714-3 (1.6" x 6") or 99-1740-3 (3.2" x 6") cover unused accessory panel openings when using the divider kit.

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99-1409 Single Width Blank Panel (standard)

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CHANNEL CONFIGURATION

Each Dual Fader panel’s specific operations and

functions are established through the settings in

the init.mac file and the current session file.

In general, Dual Fader channels are divided into

two types: VistaMax control channels and Telco

channels—which can also function as VistaMax

router control channels, but which have a special

IFB or mix-minus output assigned to each Telco

channel. Each channel in a frame comes standard

as a VistaMax control channel, but only up to six

channels can be uniquely identified as Telco chan-

nels. The Telco channels are readily apparent by

their lighted Talkback buttons.

Each channel’s functions are also configured by

the selected source signal. When a mic input is

the source, the channel strip becomes a mic chan-

nel (which means it may be controlled by a mic

remote panel, it may mute outputs and trigger a

warning lamp output when On). When a periph-

eral device is the source, the channel becomes a

line input channel (which means it may control,

and be controlled by, the peripheral device).

The six mix-minus outputs in a console can be

assigned to any six channels in the frame through

rotary switch settings on each Dual Fader panel.

NOTE: Either or both channel strips on a Dual

Fader panel can be set as a Telco input channel,

but only six total channels can be set as the six

unique Telco channels on the console.

The remaining channels in the mainframe must

have their rotary switches set to either 0 or 7. The

0 setting (the default setting for each channel) iden-

tifies it as a VistaMax control channel. The 7 set-

ting identifies that channel as being available to

be a source for control room talkback audio.

The talkback function only becomes active when

a control room mic is set as the channel’s source

and that channel’s rotary switch is set to 7.

Setting Dual Fader Panel Rotary Switches

Determine which channels will be designated

as Telco channels (up to six can be assigned) and

which channel(s) should be assigned as the con-

trol room talkback source(s).

Typically, the Telco channels are grouped to-

gether but they do not have to be. For ease of con-

figuration and system troubleshooting, however,

it is best to number the Telco channels in order

from left to right in the frame (e.g. set Telco 1 as

the left-most Telco channel, then set Telco 2 as the

next one to the right, and so on).

Determine which channels will typically have

the control room mics routed to them that may

need to talk to the Telco mix-minus outputs, to

the studio and to an external location. This is typi-

cally the board operator’s mic and a producer mic,

but any number of mics could be assigned. If the

CR mics are dedicated to certain channels, than

only those channels would need to be set to 7. If

complete flexibility is required, every channel—

except for the Telco channels, could be set to 7.

Telco Channel

Number and Talk

Channel Select

Switch for the left

channel strip

Telco Channel

Number and Talk

Channel Select

Switch for the right

channel strip

RJ-45

PROM

Dual Fader Panel, bottom view

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Remove the Dual Fader panels that need to have

their rotary switches changed (from the default 0

settings) from the mainframe (see page 5-3 for

panel removal instructions). The console power can

be left on while unplugging and reconnecting the

Dual Fader panels.

Unplug the red CAT-5 cable from the panel and

turn the panel over. Several openings—for the RJ-

45 jack, two rotary switches and the PROM, are

on the back cover (shown on the previous page).

The two rotary switches are labeled 0 - 7 with

an arrow indicating the currently selected num-

ber. The upper switch sets the Telco number or

CR mic setting for the left channel strip. The lower

switch sets the Telco number or CR mic setting for

the right channel strip. If a channel strip is not a

Telco channel or a possible CR talk source, set the

switch to 0.

Change the rotary switch to position 1 to set

that channel strip as Telco 1; to position 2 to set

that channel strip as Telco 2; and so on up to po-

sition 6 which sets that channel strip as Telco 6.

Change the rotary switch to position 7 for those

channels that will have the control room talkback

mic as a source.

Once the Dual Fader panel’s rotary switches are

set, plug the red CAT-5 cable back into the RJ-45

connector and refasten each panel to the main-

frame. Verify that all channels set as Telco chan-

nels have lighted Talkback buttons. If desired, the

Talkback button cover can be replaced by a clear

cover and a label to identify each Telco channel.

There are no other adjustments or settings re-

quired on the Dual Fader panels.

CONSOLE DISPLAY

Two console displays are available: the original

tall direct-view display (90-1950) and the low-

profile reflective display (99-1975-1). Each is po-

sitioned on the countertop behind the back of the

mainframe. The 99-1975-1 is supplied standard

Program 1 Meter Auxiliary Meter

Clock set

switches

(on bottom)

Clock

Original RMXd Console Display

Program 1 Meter Auxiliary Meter

Clock

Low-Profile Reflective Display

and the original display (90-1950) is available as

a special order. The 90-1950 is powered by a sepa-

rate 5-volt wall-wart supply (included) that plugs

into the back of the display. The low-profile dis-

play uses 48 VDC from the console. Each display

has a captive six-foot umbilical cable to carry the

meter signals, meter name display data and timer

control wires. These cables plug into keyed con-

nectors on the back of the mainframe.

Two horizontal stereo bargraph meters, with al-

phanumeric displays (PROGRAM 1, CUE, etc.)

to identify the signals, a slaveable clock, and an

event timer, are provided on each display.

The meters provide simultaneous level moni-

toring of the Program 1 bus on the left-hand meter

and another bus or system signal on the right-

hand Auxiliary Meter. The Aux Meter buttons on

the Monitor Control panel select the source for

Event Timer

Clock set switches

(recessed)

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the right-hand meter, which switches to display

the cue bus level while Cue is active.

The meter display mode (average only or aver-

age and peak) is set by an init.mac file setting

(which is edited using the VMCC program). The

level where the blue peak indicators turn on is set

via internal DIP switches on the meter display

boards. To change these settings, the rear/bottom

cover of the Console Display must be removed.

The 12/24-hour digital clock can be slaved to

an ESE (or SMPTE in the low profile display)

master clock. An extender cable is provided in the

display umbilical cabling for the original display

so that an ESE cable can be connected at the back

of the frame. On the reflective display, an ESE or

SMPTE cable plugs into a clock board connector.

See page 6-3 for details on master clock cabling.

The event timer is controlled manually, through

buttons on the Monitor Control panel, or auto-

matically, through channel On timer reset com-

mands.

Setting The Clock

The clock can operate in autonomous or slave

mode. When used autonomously (the factory pre-

set), a quartz crystal oscillator controls clock tim-

ing. After power is applied, set the clock manually

to the current time using a nonconductive tool

(wooden swab, toothpick, etc.) to press the recessed

time-set switches (bottom left of the original dis-

play, top right on the reflective display).

• Press Fast to increment time by minutes at

a time.

• Press Slow to increment time by seconds

at a time.

• Press and hold Hold to freeze the clock to

synch it to a time reference. Set the time

slightly ahead of the reference time. Release

Hold to start the clock.

NOTE: When slave mode is selected (see Clock

Settings), if the clock is not properly connected to

an ESE or SMPTE master clock, the clock runs

off its internal oscillator. Both display colons flash

to indicate ESE timecode is not detected.

Manually Setting the Clock

(Original Display, bottom, left side)

Hold Slow Fast

(Reflective Display, top, right side)

Hold Slow Fas t

Setting Console Display DIP Switches

To change DIP switch settings on the meters,

timer or clock requires that the rear or bottom

cover be removed to access the various printed

circuit assemblies (PCAs) in the display.

SAFETY NOTE: Even though the

switches can be changed with power

applied, for safety, turn off the console

supply (and unplug the 5-volt wall wart

on the original display) before remov-

ing the cover. Do not touch any compo-

nents on the PCAs, other than the DIP

switches, as shown in this section.

Lay the display facedown on a padded surface

(on the reflective display remove the reflector be-

fore doing this) to remove the rear/bottom cover.

On the original display the Main Meter is the up-

per right PCA, the Aux Meter is the upper left

PCA, the clock is the lower right PCA, and the

timer is the lower left PCA. On the reflective dis-

play there are only two boards: a clock-timer board

and a meter board.

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Clock Settings

The operating mode (autonomous, ESE slave

or SMPTE slave, which is only available on the

reflective display) and the clock display format (12-

or 24-hour display) are set using DIP switch DS1

on the clock PCA on the original meter and DS1

on the clock-timer PCA on the reflective meter.

For the switch settings see the illustrations for the

two displays on this and the next page.

Event Timer

The event timer displays time in minutes, sec-

onds and tenths of seconds. The only timer option

is whether the tenths of seconds digit is displayed

in Run mode. The tenths of seconds are always

shown in the Stop and Hold modes. For the switch

setting see the illustrations for the two displays

on this and the next page.

Meters

On the original display, each meter is set inde-

pendently. The Aux Meter is the left PCA, the Pro-

gram 1 Meter is the right PCA (as viewed with the

rear cover removed). On the reflective display one

set of switches set the parameters for both meters.

The switches set these parameters: the level

where the blue peak indicators turn on; whether

peak hold is active or not; and whether average

and peak or average only is displayed.

On the original display, the Program 1 Meter

has to have DSW2-5 set Down to terminate the

meter names data cable. A second DIP switch

(DSW1) assigns the meter names for each meter.

Make sure DSW1-1 is set On for the Aux Meter

and that DSW1-2 is set On for the Program 1

Meter. All other DSW1 switches must be set to

Off. For the switch settings see the illustrations for

the two displays on this and the next page.

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SWITCH

DOWN

Unused

ESE Enabled

(Slave Mode)

24-hour

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TC90

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12 3 45

Clock PCA

SWITCH UP

Unused

ESE Disabled (Autonomous Mode)

TC89

12-hour

Event Timer Option Switches (DS1)

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SWITCH DOWN

.1 sec display ON

234567890123456789012345678

Unused

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Unused

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Unused

234567890123456789012345678

Unused

234567890123456789012345678

SWITCH UP

12345

.1 sec display

OFF

Unused

Meter Switch DSW2 Definitions

Switch Table

DSW2, switch 1 and 2 set the level where the Blue peak LEDs light.

12Peak Level

UP UP 0 dB

DOWN UP -2 dB

UP DOWN -4 dB

DOWN DOWN -6 dB

12 3 4 5

Meter Option Switch (DSW2)

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DSW2

DOWN

UP UP UP UP

DOWN

Aux Meter PCA

DS1

ORIGINAL DISPLAY SETUP CONTROLS, REAR COVER REMOVED

Meter Boards

Switch DS3 Settings

Switch - Off Function / On Function

1 - Average & Peak / Average only 2 - 2 sec. Peak Hold / No Peak Hold 3 - Blue LED turn on level* 4 - Blue LED turn on level* 5 - NetWave / RMXdigital 6 - Display: mirrored /direct view

* Blue Peak LEDs turn on at:

-6 dBFS when both 3 and 4 are off

-4 dBFS when 3 is on and 4 is off

-2 dBFS when 3 is off and 4 is on 0 dBFS when both 3 and 4 are on

(Default Settings)

DSW1

OFF

1 2 3 4 5

Main Meter PCA

Clock PCATimer PCA

J4 SIGNALS

1 - TIMER RESET INPUT 2 - GROUND 3 - TIMER RESET OUTPUT 4 - GROUND 5 - ESE/SMPTE INPUT + 6 - ESE/SMPTE INPUT -

6 5 4

3 2 1

Wire insertion end view

1 2 3 4 5

DSW1

DSW2

DOWN

UP UP UP UP

DOWN

Clock & Event Timer Board

Switch DS1 Settings

Switch - Off Function / On Function

1 - Timer .1 secs display / Timer .1 secs off 2 - ESE not used / ESE master clock 3 - unused 4 - 12-hour time / 24-hour time 5 - SMPTE not used / SMPTE master clock 6 - Display: mirrored / direct view

OFF

(Default Settings)

DOWN

DOWNUPDOWN

DS1

Meter PCA Clock-Timer PCA

REFLECTIVE DISPLAY SETUP CONTROLS, BOTTOM COVER REMOVED

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POWER SUPPLY

The 48-volt Power Supply (99-1205) requires

2 RU of rack space within the console cabinetry,

typically below and to the left or right of the con-

sole. The supply must be installed such that the

keyed fifteen foot DC supply cable (90-1858-1) is

not under any tension when routed through the

cabinet. It locks into the Primary power connec-

tor on the frame’s rear panel (see drawing below).

A second 99-1205 supply can be installed as a

redundant supply since the console has an inte-

gral power coupler. It plugs into the Redundant

power connector using a second power cable, sup-

plied with the console mainframe.

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DC GROUNDING NOTE:

connect

ing to the chassis of the power supply.

the audio or logic ground wir-

Do not

AC GROUNDING NOTE: Do not

defeat the power cord “U” safety

ground in any way. Doing so may cre-

ate a potentially dangerous condition

to the operator.

GROUNDING AND SHIELDING

Connect the broadcast facility’s technical ground

to the

RMXdigital

insert provided on the rear of the chassis near the

power connectors. Use a 10-32 machine screw and

crimp lug to terminate the facility’s technical

ground wire.

Connect audio cable shields at both the console

and the peripheral ends when all system compo-

nents share a common ground potential and are

using isolated ground AC outlets tied individually

back to the main technical ground.

If isolated ground AC outlets are not available,

connect the cable shield at the console end only.

Shields should be floated (left unconnected) at the

peripheral device end. Ensure the peripheral de-

vices connect to a clean ground through their

power cords, or through separate ground wires to

the facility’s technical ground.

mainframe, using the threaded

48-Volt Power Supply, rear panel detail

Threaded insert

for technical

ground wire

connection

Two 90-1858-1 cables ship

with the RMXdigital mainframe. Use one cable for the primary 48-volt supply, use

the second one for a

redundant 48-volt supply

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ply chassis connects to the AC mains

safety or “U” ground wire.

AUDIO GROUND NOISES: Buzz

pickup is generally electrostatic—such

as capacitive coupling between an au-

dio line and an AC power line. To avoid

audio ground noises, do not route au-

dio wires in the same wireway as an

AC power line.

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BACKUP BATTERIES

Three AA rechargeable NiCad batteries (part of

the Tool Kit) supply a “Keep Alive” voltage to main-

tain the console assignments during momentary

power outages.

Do NOT install the batteries until the

console is powered 24/7 and is ready

for everyday use.

To install the backup batteries:

1 Open the card access cover.

2 Install the three batteries into the battery clip

located behind the KSU card on the frame.

Observe the polarity as marked on the bat-

tery clip, and shown below.

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Backup Battery Polarity

NOTE: Check/replace the batteries yearly to

prevent leakage damage and ensure continuous

backup protection. Use only Panasonic P-50AAH

or equivalent batteries designed for continuous

slow charging. To prolong battery life and prevent

leakage damage, remove the batteries when leav-

ing the console off for any extended period.

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Cabling and Wiring

Before installing the RMX

ate a facility wiring plan to list the console inter-

connections with all peripheral devices. Identify

and create tags for the audio and logic cabling.

List each connection in a master facility wiring

logbook to facilitate the wiring installation, any

future system wiring changes, equipment updates,

and system troubleshooting.

Refer to the Quick Connection Guides, on pages

2-18 to 2-24, for information on audio and logic

connection. See page 2-13 for a block diagram for

each type of logic interface.

CONNECTOR ACCESS

All audio, logic and data connections are made

on plug-in connectors. They are hidden in normal

operation below a card access cover that extends

across the console behind the user control panels.

To access the connectors, open up the card ac-

cess cover by lifting from the front using the thumb

catches on either end of the cover. It is hinged to

open toward the rear and stay open.

Caution: Make sure the cover is fully open so

that it does not accidentally fall shut.

REQUIRED CABLES AND WIRE

The following types are required:

• Analog audio connections require two-

conductor, stranded, insulated, shielded

cable using a separate shield drain wire

(equivalent to Belden 8451, 9451 or 8761).

• AES/EBU connections use 110 ohm two-

conductor, stranded, insulated, foil-shield

cable containing a separate shield drain

wire (equivalent to Belden 1800A).

• Logic control cables require stranded, 22

AWG, multiple-conductor, non-shielded,

jacketed cable (equivalent to Belden 9423,

8457 or 9421). The number of conductors

digital

console, cre-

needed is determined by the application.

Typically, cables with five or eight wires are

most often used for constructing logic cables

since even though there are twelve or four-

teen pins on the logic connectors, only a

handful are typically connected for any

given application.

• Crossover CAT-5e/6 cable to connect the

KSU Facet connectors to a VistaMax frame.

• Straight-thru CAT-5 cable to connect the

KSU Ethernet connector to a VistaMax sys-

tem LAN switch.

WIRE PREPARATION

All RMXd audio and logic wiring terminates in

AMP MOD IV receptacle contacts at the console.

Stranded wires, of 22 to 26 AWG with insulation

diameters of .040 to .060 inch, can be used with

the AMP MOD IV receptacle contacts.

Follow these steps for audio wire preparation:

1 Strip the cable insulation jacket and foil shield

back 1½" [38.10 mm].

2 Remove the foil shield and sleeve the drain

wire with 20 AWG Teflon sleeving. Leave

9/64" [3.57 mm] of the drain wire exposed.

3 Cover the cut end of the jacket with 3/4"

[19.05 mm] of heat-shrink tubing. Shrink this

tubing, centered on the jacket cut end, to hold

the drain wire sleeving in place.

4 Strip the signal wire insulation back 9/64"

[3.57 mm].

5 Crimp the receptacle contact onto the wire

and insulation.

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mended grounding procedures, the drain wires

must be sleeved with Teflon sleeving and heat

shrink tubing must cover all cable jacket cut ends

to insulate the shield wiring.

Logic control cables are fabricated in a similar

manner to the audio wiring. Strip the jacket insu-

lation back 1½" [38.10 mm], sleeve the cut end

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Insulation

Crimping Barrel

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9/64” [3.57 mm]

Wire Crimping

Barrel

Properly

Crimped Contact

AMP MOD IV Receptacle Contacts

with 3/4" [19.05 mm] of shrink tubing and strip

the insulation from each wire 9/64" [3.57 mm].

AMP MOD IV

Receptacle Contacts

3/4” [19.05 mm]

Tefl on S le evi ng

Cable ID Tag

Audio Wire, ready for insertion into an

AMP MOD IV

Contact

Crimp Tool

2 Insert the prepped wire into the contact until

the insulation hits the tool’s wire stop. Hold

the wire in place while squeezing the tool

handles to crimp the contact onto the wire.

The tool handles automatically release and

spring open after the crimp cycle is complete.

Contact Holder,

snapped against

Crimp Tool

Die

Wire

Printed

Side of

Anvils

Crimp

To o l

Insulation Stop

AMP MOD IV

Receptacle

Contact

CRIMP TOOL OPERATION

A ratcheting AMP crimp tool with contact holder

is included. The tool crimps both the insulation and

wire barrels on the AMP MOD IV receptacle con-

tact in one crimp. To use the ratcheting crimp tool:

1 Insert the contact into the contact holder with

the barrel openings up. Typically the middle

holder is used (for 20 - 24 AWG wire). Flip

the holder up so it magnetically latches against

the crimp tool. The end of the insulation bar-

rel will be about 2 mm from the end of the

die. Close the tool one click (only until the

anvil holds the contact in place, as shown in

the cutaway view, above.)

Crimp Tool — Cutaway View

Once the contact has been crimped, insert and

lock the contact receptacle into the appropri-

ate connector housing following the pinout

diagrams found on pages 2-10 (for audio) and

2-13 (for logic).

Contact Removal Tool

Locking Tab Slots

Locking Tab

Receptacle Contact,

Insertion & Removal Detail

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A receptacle contact is inserted into the hous-

ing with its locking tab side toward the locking

tab slots on the side of the connector housing. A

slight click can be heard when the contact’s lock-

ing tab springs up into the locking tab slot.

To remove a contact from a housing, the 70-

129 Contact Removal Tool (included in the 76-

1401 tool kit) is required. Insert the tool’s tip into

the locking tab slot and press the locking tab down

while lightly pulling on the wire to remove the

contact from the housing.

AUDIO CONNECTIONS

Analog and digital audio connections take ad-

vantage of the three-pins per row design of the

AMP MOD IV housings. Three-pin housings are

used for digital connections and six-pin housings

are used for analog connections.

Digital & Analog Audio Connectors

1 2 3

3-pin Digital

connector

Pin numbering, wire insertion end view,

KSU connector orientation

Audio wiring has this orientation:

• The audio shields connect on pins 1 and 4

• The audio low wires, typically black,

connect to the middle pins (pins 2 and 5)

• The audio high wires, typically red,

connect to pins 3 and 6

When inputs come from mono sources like mic

processors or hybrids, two separate signals can

connect to each six-pin connector to maximize

input connector usage.

Analog Connections

There are no analog interstage patch points in

the RMX

patch bay, connect line level analog outputs from

the peripheral devices directly to the patch bay.

digital

6 5 4

321

6-pin Analog

connector

console. To use the console with a

Normal these signals to the appropriate analog

inputs.

Likewise, the RMX

digital

’s analog outputs may

be routed through a patch bay normalled to stan-

dard peripherals such as analog on-air processing

gear, recorders, telephone hybrids, etc.

Each analog input is designed for line level (+4

dBu). Session file settings allow any input to be

software level trimmed (by up to +/-15 dB) so that

unbalanced -10 dBv devices can be directly con-

nected to the console. Note that microphones must

be separately preamplified and processed before

being connected to the console.

Stereo Analog Audio Connections

Line Input or Output — 6-Pin Housing

Pin Signal Description

1 Shield for the left channel 2 Low (-), left channel 3 High (+), left channel 4 Shield for the right channel 5 Low (-), right channel 6 High (+), right channel

Two Mono Analog Connections

Line Input or Output — 6-Pin Connector

Pin Signal Description

1 Shield for signal 1 2 Low (-) for signal 1 3 High (+) for signal 1 4 Shield for signal 2 5 Low (- ) for signal 2 6 High (+) for signal 2

Digital Connections

Three-pin digital inputs accept AES-3 (AES/

EBU) compatible signals with sample rates of 25

to 50 kHz. Each digital input goes through sample

rate conversion (the console’s internal sample rate

is 48 kHz). In most cases, digital inputs can also

accept unbalanced S/PDIF signals. Refer to Un-

balanced Connections on the next page for details.

Each digital output is an AES-3 compatible sig-

nal. AES-3 outputs cannot connect directly to an

S/PDIF input. To do this requires a signal trans-

lation interface.

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AES/EBU Digital Inputs & Outputs

Pin Signal Description

1 Shield (connects directly to the chassis) 2 Low (-) 3 High (+)

UNBALANCED CONNECTIONS

Although all analog inputs and outputs are

active and balanced, unbalanced consumer or

“semipro” equipment can be connected to the con-

sole. For best results, connect an unbalanced de-

vice through an IHF-PRO match box and keep

the unbalanced cable lengths as short as possible.

If a match box is not available, connect an un-

balanced device directly to a RMX

using the following illustration.

Connecting an Unbalanced Stereo Device

to an RMX

From the

Unbalanced

Device

Shields

digital

Analog Input

When an unbalanced device must be connected

to an RMX

digital

balanced analog output, and

an IHF-PRO match box is not available, do not

tie the low (-) and shield pins together to “unbal-

ance” the signal. The low output pin must always

be left floating when unbalancing an RMX

output, as shown in the following illustration.

Connecting an Unbalanced Device

to an RMX

Balanced

(Make no connections to pins 2 & 5)

digital

Analog Output

(Nominal Output is -2 dBu)

Console

Output

36 25 14

digital

Console

Balanced

Input

36 25 14

To the

Unbalanced

Device

Shields

input

digital

S/PDIF Signals

Digital devices with only an S/PDIF digital out-

put can connect to an RMX

digital

input, but only

if a 249 ohm resistor is used to impedance match

the S/PDIF cable. Install the resistor in the AMP

MOD IV housing per the following illustration.

Connecting an S/PDIF Device to

an RMX

S/PDIF

Device

Signal

Shield

digital

From

249 ohm resistor

AES/EBU Input

Console

AES/EBU

Input

An unbalanced-to-balanced line transformer can

alternately be used to interface an S/PDIF signal.

Note 1: A signal conversion interface must be

used to connect an AES/EBU output to a S/PDIF

input.

Note 2: Some S/PDIF signals may not work with

the RMX

digital

’s inputs, even with the additional

load resistor or a transformer, because of nonstand-

ard levels or protocols in the S/PDIF product.

RMXDIGITAL SAMPLE RATE

The RMX

sample rate of 48 kHz for all its internal audio

mixing and routing. Each digital input has an in-

tegral sample rate converter to convert sample

rates from 25 to 50 kHz to the console’s internal

48 kHz sample rate.

The console’s digital outputs are fixed at 48 kHz,

except for PGM 1, PGM 2, Send, and KSU Out-

puts A and B. Each can be set for 44.1 kHz in the

init.mac file (see Chapter 4 for how to change

the sample rates on these outputs).

When the console is used in a stand-alone ap-

plication, the console cannot be locked to an ex-

ternal time reference. To accomplish this, the RMX-

digital

uses the professional audio

must be networked in a VistaMax system

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(the RMX

digital

is then automatically synchro-

nized to the VistaMax system’s master clock).

An external AES-3 digital reference signal

(48 kHz, ±100 ppm) can connect to the master

Hub card in a VistaMax frame. Refer to the Vis-

taMax manual (75-52) for details.

AUDIO CONNECTIONS

There are eighteen dedicated analog and digi-

tal outputs on the KSU card (see pg 2-19) for the

bus outputs (PGM 1-PGM 4 and Send), monitor

outputs for the control room and a studio, three

Talkback audio-only outputs, a mono cue output,

and four analog and four digital routable outputs.

There are also four analog and four digital in-

puts on the KSU. The signals on these connectors

are routed to channel strips by session file com-

mands or by “dialing” them up using the Dual

Fader panel source selectors. During console con-

figuration, the inputs can also be made available

to any VistaMax device in the network.

The eight routable outputs can have dedicated

signals routed to them in the init.mac file; by

assigning a signal in a session file; or they can be

assigned as a destination controlled by a VistaMax

source selector.

Each routable connector defaults to stereo link-

ing, but any analog input or output connector can

be set to function as a two mono outputs. See Chap-

ter 4 for more information on stereo versus mono

signals.

Additional audio inputs are available on all

frame sizes, except the RMX

or more optional 8-Input Expansion Cards. One

8-Input Expansion card can be added to each DSP

Card. The cards have eight audio inputs and eight

logic I/O connections. Card DIP switches set each

audio input as an analog or a digital input. The

eight logic connectors are associated with one of

the audio connections, as detailed in the next sec-

tion.

-4, by adding one

LOGIC CONNECTORS

The RMX

connections:

• Assignable Logic I/O (three on the KSU

• Control Room logic for warning light, ex-

• Studio logic for warning light, external

• Cue/Talk/External logic from a remote cue

Page 2-13 has block diagrams for the four types

of logic interfaces. All logic inputs and outputs

are opto-isolated through opto-couplers on their

inputs and solid state relays on their outputs. The

inputs handle logic from +5 to +40 volts. The out-

puts are solid-state “dry-contact relays” that can

switch up to 60 volts, AC or DC.

The CR, Studio and Cue/Talk/Ext. logic con-

nectors are dedicated to the functions that are

shown in the block diagrams. There are no soft

configurations required on these connections.

The Assignable Logic I/O connectors have de-

fault logic functions, as shown throughout this

manual, but the logic inputs have additional func-

tions that can be substituted for the default set-

tings during configuration using VMCC.

An Assignable Logic connector can be “bound”

or associated to an audio connector. On the KSU

Card, audio input A is typically connected to the

Board Operator’s mic preamp and hence does not

have a logic connector associated with it, thus the

three Assignable Logic I/O connectors are labeled:

B, C and D since they are associated with KSU

audio inputs B, C and D. Thus, if audio input B

connects to CD1, CD1’s logic would connect to

the B Logic I/O connector. Likewise, audio inputs

C and D are associated with the C and D Logic

digital

console has the following logic

and eight on each 8-Input Expansion card).

ternal mute, dim, and talkback control.

mute, dim, and talkback control.

logic input; a remote timer reset output; an

external location mute, dim and talk com-

mands; and an external talk to CR logic

input.

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Control Room Warning Relay

Control Room Dim Relay

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Wire insertion end view

1 - LOGIC GND 2 - LOGIC GND 3 - LOGIC GND 4 - WARNING RELAY 5 - WARNING RELAY 6 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 7 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

8 - MUTE C/R (-) 9 - DIM C/R (-) 10 - RELAYS COMMON 11 - MUTE RELAY 12 - DIM RELAY 13 - TALK TO C/R RELAY 14 - ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+)

Studio Logic Interface, Connector Pinout and Block Diagram

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Wire insertion end view

1 - LOGIC GND 2 - LOGIC GND 3 - LOGIC GND 4 - WARNING RELAY 5 - WARNING RELAY 6 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 7 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

8 - MUTE STUDIO (-) 9 - DIM STUDIO (-) 10 - RELAYS COMMON 11 - MUTE RELAY 12 - DIM RELAY 13 - TALK TO STUDIO RELAY 14 - ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+)

Cue/Talk/External Logic Interface, Connector Pinout and Block Diagram

Ctrl Room Mute Input (-)

Ctrl Room Dim Input (-)

Notes: Opto-Isolated inputs are current limited to work with +5 to +40 VDC logic.

Opto-Isolated outputs can sink up to 60 volts or 350 mA max. current flow.

For fully isolated operation, do not connect external devices to +5 or ground (pins 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7).

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

Studio Mute Input (-)

Studio Dim Input (-)

Notes: Opto-Isolated inputs are current limited to work with +5 to +40 VDC logic.

Opto-Isolated outputs can sink up to 60 volts or 350 mA max. current flow.

For fully isolated operation, do not connect external devices to +5 or ground (pins 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7).

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

Control Room M ute Relay

Talk to Control Room Relay

Internal Logic

Relays Common

Logic Supply +5VDC

Logic Ground

Studio Warning Relay

Studio Dim Relay

Studio Mute Relay

Talk to Studio Relay

Relays Common

Logic Supply +5VDC

Logic Ground

External Timer Reset

External Dim Relay

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Wire insertion end view

1 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 2 - LOGIC GND 3 - RELAYS COMMON 4 - TIMER RESET 5 - TALK TO EXT. RELAY 6 - EXTERNAL MUTE RELAY

7 - EXTERNAL DIM RELAY 8 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 9 - LOGIC GND 10 - ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+) 11 - EXT TALK TO C/R (-) 12 - REMOTE CUE (-)

Assignable Logic Interface, Connector Pinout and Block Diagram, default signals

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Wire insertion end view

1 - LOGIC GND 2 - TALK TO C/R / CUE (-) 3 - OFF (-) 4 - ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+) 5 - OFF TALLY / STOP PULSE 6 - TALLY & PULSE COMMON

7 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 8 - COUGH / READY (-) 9 - ON (-) 10 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 11 - ON TALLY / START PULSE 12 - +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

Ext Cue On Input (-)

Ext Talk to CR Input (-)

Notes: Opto-Isolated inputs are current limited to work with +5 to +40 VDC logic.

Opto-Isolated outputs can sink up to 60 volts or 350 mA max. current flow.

For fully isolated operation, do not connect external devices to +5 or ground (pins 1, 2, 8, and 9).

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

On (-)

Off (-)

MIC: Cough (-) LINE: Ready (-)

MIC: Talk To C/R (-) LINE: Cue (-)

Notes: Opto-Isolated inputs are current limited to work with +5 to +40 VDC logic.

Opto-Isolated outputs can sink up to 60 volts or 350 mA max. current flow.

For fully isolated operation, do not connect external devices to +5 or ground (pins 1, 7, 10, and 12).

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External Mute Relay

Talk to External Relay

Internal Logic

Relays Common

Logic Supply +5VDC Logic Supply +5VDC

Logic Ground

MIC: On Tally Relay

LINE: Start Pulse Relay

MIC: Off Tally Relay

LINE: Stop Pulse Relay

Tally & Pulse Common

Logic Supply +5VDC

Logic Ground

Internal Logic

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connectors. The “binding” of the audio and logic

connections is set using VMCC which is covered

in chapter 4, RMX

digital

Server and in Appendix

A, VMCC.

CONNECTION QUICK GUIDES

Pages 2-18 to 2-24 have Quick Guides covering

the connections for each card or component along

with audio and logic connector pinouts and sig-

nal descriptions. Logic block diagrams are shown

on page 2-13. Here are the Quick Guide pages:

• Frame and Console Display: page 2-18

• KSU card: pages 2-19 thru 2-22

• 8-Input Expansion card: page 2-23

• VistaMax connections: page 2-24

Pages 2-25 to 2-27 show examples of typical

logic connections to the Assignable Logic connec-

tors from a mic remote control panel, a CD player

and a digital delivery system.

Note: For complete isolation of the console and

a peripheral device, use only the opto-isolated con-

trol connections. Both logic ground and +5 VDC

are referenced to the console’s power supply and

ground and should only be connected to isolated

devices like mic control panels or other Harris

Accessory Panels. Connecting logic ground to a

non-isolated device may result in a ground loop

between the console and the peripheral device.

LOGIC INTERFACE

Logic connector pinouts and block diagrams for

the four types of logic connections on the RMX-

digital

(Control Room, Studio, Cue/Talk, Assign-

able) are shown on page 2-13.

Logic inputs are shown on the left side and logic

outputs are shown on the right side of the block

diagrams. Logic inputs, noted by the (-) symbol,

are active low. They are isolated by opto-couplers

that must be tied to +5 to +40 volts through the

Enable Logic Inputs pin.

Most outputs are isolated solid-state relay con-

tacts commoned to one pin. The exceptions are

the two warning relay outputs which are isolated

dry contacts. The common pin can tie to ground

(for low logic outputs) or to a logic voltage of up

to 60 volts at 350 mA (for high logic outputs).

Several +5 volt supply and ground pins are avail-

able on each connector, but these should only be

used to power isolated control panels. Ground and

logic voltages should always be sourced from the

peripheral device to maintain isolated operation.

Control Room Logic

This 14-pin connector has two isolated relay

contacts (pins 4 and 5) for controlling a warning

lamp interface like the Harris WL-2. It is activated

when any channel with a control room mic as its

source is turned On. This action will also mute the

Control Room Monitor audio output.

The other three logic outputs (commoned to-

gether on pin 10) are: CR dim on pin 12 (typically

activated when receiving talkback), CR mute on

pin 11 (activated when the warning output is ac-

tive), and talkback on pin 13 (activated by receiv-

ing Talk to CR logic). These outputs can be used

to control external speaker switching circuitry or

be used for tally indicators.

There are two external logic inputs for remotely

dimming monitors (on pin 9) or muting the moni-

tors (on pin 8). To use these inputs, pin 14 must

be tied high (+5 to +40 VDC). The logic inputs are

triggered by being pulled low.

Studio Logic

This 14-pin connector has the same connections

as the control room connector, except they’re for

a talk studio or voice room. There are two isolated

relay contacts (pins 4 and 5) for controlling a warn-

ing lamp interface like the Harris WL-2. It is acti-

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vated when any channel with a studio mic as its

source is turned On.

The other three logic outputs (commoned to-

gether on pin 10) are for studio dim (pin 12), stu-

dio mute (pin 11), and studio talkback (pin 13).

These can be used to control external speaker

switching or be used for tally indicators.

There are two external logic inputs for remotely

dimming the studio monitors (on pin 9) or for

muting the studio monitors (on pin 8). To use these

inputs pin 14 must be tied high (+5 to +40 VDC).

The logic inputs are triggered by being pulled low.

Cue/Talk/External Logic

This 12-pin connector has a remote cue logic

input (pin 12) and an External Talk to C/R logic

input (pin 11). To use these inputs pin 10 must be

tied high (+5 to +40 VDC). The logic inputs are

triggered by being pulled low.

Four logic outputs (commoned together on pin

3) are for an external location dim (pin 7), mute

(pin 6), and talkback (pin 5). These can control

external speaker switching or tally indicators. The

fourth logic output is used to reset an Event Timer

(pin 4) in a studio or an external location.

Assignable Logic

There are three of these 12-pin connectors on

the KSU (labeled B, C, D). Additional Assignable

Logic connectors can be added by installing one

or more optional 8-Input Expansion Cards (not

available on the RMX

Each Assignable Logic I/O connector is typi-

cally connected to either a remote mic control

panel (using Mic logic) or to a peripheral device

(using Line logic). Mic logic is primarily used when

the audio input that the logic connector is assigned

to is set to mute a control room, studio or exter-

nal location.

A remote control panel is connected to an As-

signable connector so its buttons can control a

-4).

channel strip while tally outputs control the but-

ton tallies in sync with the channel strip buttons.

The init.mac or the active session file sets the

binding for the Assignable connector logic (to as-

sociate it with the mic’s audio input).

When assigned as a line input, the functions for

pins 2, 5, 8 and 11 can be set to interface periph-

eral devices. Pin 2 typically is set as a remote cue

switch input that can be triggered by a digital de-

livery system or from a studio or producer cue

switch. Pin 8 typically is set as a ready logic input

that is used by a peripheral device to turn off the

channel audio as well as control the off button

illumination to indicate that an event has been

completed.

Pins 11 and 5 typically are set as start and stop

outputs to automatically start or stop/pause a pe-

ripheral device when the channel is turned on or

off. These typically generate single 220 msec con-

tact closures between pin 6 and pin 5 or 11, but

they can also be set to output additional pulses

for each button press, or be set to output sustained

contact closures. These choices are set in the

init.mac file or by the current session file.

Microphone Logic

Microphone logic has three main functions:

mute the monitor speakers in the room with a “hot”

mic; command a hot mic warning light; and acti-

vate mic logic functions like talkback and cough.

The warning commands come from the control

room or studio logic connectors, but it is the ses-

sion file settings for the Universal Dual Fader In-

put panels that tell the monitor logic that a cer-

tain input is a mic and where that mic is located

(control room, studio, or an external site). Setting

a Universal input as a mic input is done in the

session file by setting its Room Code, a VistaMax

system function that assigns each room in the fa-

cility a code used to identify where a mic is lo-

cated in the VistaMax system.

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Mic Connections

Microphones must be preamplified to line level

before being connected to an RMX

digital

audio

input. Typically, mics are routed through a mic

processor to preamplify, equalize, and compress

or limit the audio. The mic processor output then

connects to an analog or digital input.

If there is a mic control panel associated with

the mic, then it is wired to an Assignable Logic

connector and that logic connector is “bound” or

associated with the mic audio input connector in

VMCC. This means that regardless of which chan-

nel strip the mic is assigned to, the logic signals

are routed with the audio.

When the console is part of a VistaMax system,

then the mic audio and panel logic could be as-

signed to, or come from, a completely different

console or VistaMax frame. This allows easy shar-

ing of a common voicing studio between two or

more consoles, with only one physical connection

of the mic processor and mic control panel.

For additional networked audio information, see

the VistaMax manual (75-52). For information on

software setup of the console features see Chapter

4, which covers using the VMCC program.

Mic Logic To/From a RMXdigital

Two mic control panels are available for the

RMX

digital

: PRE99-1197 (On, Off, Cough) and

PRE99-1198 (On, Off, Cough and Talkback). Ei-

ther one connects to the Assignable Logic I/O con-

nector that is bound to the mic audio input. A

wiring diagram of the interconnect wiring (90-

1875) is shown on page 2-17.

The remote control switches (On, Off, Cough,

Talkback) connect to the four remote inputs on

pins 2, 3, 8 and 9. Pin 4 is jumpered to pin 10 to

enable the external inputs.

The switch LEDs connect to pins 5, 7 and 11

with pin 1 supplying a ground connection. The

On Tally output (pin 11) drives the LEDs in the

On button and the Off Tally (pin 5) drives the LEDs

in the Off button. The other LEDs (Cough and

Talkback) connect to +5 Volts. Switches and LEDs

are commoned to Logic Ground (pin 1).

To make a custom mic panel, use SPST (single

pole, single throw) momentary contact switches

with LED or lamp indicators. Lamps must be 6.3

volt type with a current draw of under 50 mA. Tie

one side of each switch and lamp to Logic Com-

mon (pin 1). The other side of the Cough and Talk-

back lamps are tied together to +5 volts.

Each switch is tied to its logic counterpart (the

On switch goes to the On (-) input, pin 9, the Off

switch goes to Off (-) input, pin 3, etc. The on/off

lamps are tied to their Tally outputs (On lamp to

On Tally, pin 11; Off lamp to Off Tally, pin 5).

Tally Common (pin 6) is jumpered to +5 Volts

(pin 12). Pin 4, Enable Logic Inputs (+), is also

jumpered to +5 Volts on pin 10.

Assignable Logic I/O and Peripherals

Peripheral devices are controlled through Start

and Stop Commands. These commands can be set

to output a single 220 msec pulse, multiple pulses

(additional pulses with each button press), or they

can be set for sustained logic.

In the basic logic connection example on page

2-26, active low logic is used, thus Tally & Pulse

Common is connected to the logic ground on the

peripheral device (labeled Command Common on

the Denon CD player in the example).

In the complex logic example shown on page

2-27, active high logic is used, thus Tally & Pulse

Common connects to +5 VDC.

Note: This voltage is more typically supplied

directly by the peripheral device in order to

prevent ground loops, but in this example the pe-

ripheral has isolated connections as well.

Peripheral devices control the channel strip

through the Ready logic input. The Ready logic

performs both an audio reset, which turns off the

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channel, then controls the off LED illumination,

when Ready control is active for that channel.

Otherwise, the off LEDs turn on automatically at

channel off.

For devices requiring a steady on or off tally

rather than pulses, the logic can be set to do so

using VMCC.

Additional Logic Connections

An external event timer reset command is on

the Cue/Talk/Ext connector (pin 4). It connects

to a studio or external location Event Timer so it

can be reset by the console timer reset logic.

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

SIGNAL PIN

Logic Ground

Off Tally

On Tally

+5 VDC Supply

Off Switch (-)

On Switch (-)

Cough Switch (-)

Talk Switch (-)

Tally Common

+5 VDC supply

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

+5 VDC Supply

The frame has two connectors for the Console

Display’s umbilical cable. These carry the timer

control wires, the digital bargraph meter signals

and the meter legend display data. Signal infor-

mation for these connections is shown below.

99-1197 or 99-1198 MIC CONTROL PANEL

BLK

WHT

RED

GRN

BRN

BLU

ORG

YEL

PARTS LIST Cable: Belden 9421 or equiv. 8-pin MOD IV Housing: 14-486 (Tyco-AMP 87631-4) 12-pin MOD IV housing: 14-490 (Tyco-AMP 87922-2) MOD IV contacts: 15-938-1 (Tyco-AMP 102128-1)

PIN SIGNAL

Logic GND

Off Tally

On Tally

Power Supply

Off Switch

On Switch

Cough Switch

Talkback Switch

TO CONSOLE DISPLAY

METER SIGNAL NAMES CABLE

TIMER CABLE

AUX 48 V

J6 J1 J2

REFLECTIVE METER

POWER CONNECTOR

+48V METER POWER

METER GROUND

1J2

2J2

Console Display Mainframe Chassis Connectors and Interface Signals

90-1875 Cable for Mic Control Panel to

an Assignable Logic Connector

.4A

GND

SDATA DISPLAY

SDATA CLOCK

DISPLAY 1

+48V

AVERAGE DISPLAY

CONSOLE DISPLAY INTERFACE SIGNALS

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DISPLAY 2

SPARE MTR CTL 2SPARE MTR CTL1

GND

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METER 1 DATA

HOLD TIMER

RESET TIMER

METER 2 DATA

START TIMER

STOP TIMER

METER DATA / TIMER CONTROL

1 J1 METER 1 SHIELD

2 J1 METER 1 SHIELD GND

3 J1 METER 1 HI

4 J1 ˜HOLD

5 J1 ˜RESET

6 J1 METER 2 SHIELD

7 J1 METER 2 SHIELD GND

8 J1 METER 2 HI

9 J1 ˜START

10 J1 ˜STOP

CHASSIS GND

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QUICK GUIDE TO FRAME AND CONSOLE DISPLAY CONNECTIONS

The Console Display has a captive umbilical cable that plugs into the rear panel of the frame (connector detail shown on

page 2-17). Rackmount the 48-volt power supply below and to the left or right of the mainframe, such that the supplied

fifteen foot power cable can plug into the rear of the supply and the rear of the mainframe without being under any tension.

A redundant supply can rackmount immediately above or below the main supply. For power supply and technical ground

wire connection details, see pages 2-6 and 2-7. For VistaMax connection details see page 2-24. For audio and logic connec-

tions see the KSU and 8-Input Expansion card Quick Guides that follow on pages 2-19 to 2-23.

NETWORK SWITCH

(for VistaMax System, not included)

VISTAMAX AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAME

(not included)

RMXDIGITAL FRAME, REAR PANEL, PARTIAL VIEW

48 VDC CONNECTORS

1 & 4: +48 VDC 2: SHIELD 3 & 6: 48 RETURN 5: N/C

6 5 4 3 2 1

PRIMARY REDUNDANT

TECHNICAL

GROUND

FROM 48 VOLT UNIVERSAL

POWER SUPPLIES

CAT-5 CABLE TO STUDIO MONITOR PANEL

CAT-5e or CAT-6

CROSSOVER CABLES

(not included)

OPTICAL

CABLES

(not included)

STANDARD NULL

MODEM CABLE

(not included)

STANDARD CAT-5

STRAIGHT-THRU CABLE

(not included)

KSU CARD

ESE or SMPTE MASTER CLOCK

TO CONSOLE DISPLAY

METER SIGNAL NAMES CABLE

TIMER CABLE

AUX

48 V

WINDOWS®

COMPUTER

(not included)

ESE/SMPTE

(not included)

CABLE

90-1858-1 DC

POWER CABLES

(two included with console)

FACILITY

(optional redundant supply)

48 VOLT POWER SUPPLY

(one supply included)

TECHNICAL

GROUND

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(optional)

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QUICK GUIDE TO THE KSU CARD CONNECTIONS

The KSU card has most of the user connections for the RMX

standard card (99-2672-1) does not have optical Facet connectors. The optional card (99-2672-2, shown below) has two

optical Facet connections in addition to the two copper Facet connections.

digital

. There are two types of KSU cards available: the

VistaMax High

Speed Links (x2),

(optical are optional)

Assignable Analog and Digital Input

Connections (x8, four analog and four digital)

Serial Test Connector

AUDIO INPUTS AND OUTPUTS

ANALANAL

OG —OG —

ANAL

OG — Each routable 6-pin analog connection

ANALANAL

OG —OG —

(A, B, C, D) can be used for one stereo, or two mono, line level signals. The nominal level for inputs and outputs is +4 dBu, balanced, but each input is software trimmable for use with unbalanced -10 dBv connections. The analog connector pinout and signals were detailed on page 2-10.

Ethernet

Connector

Analog and Digital Output Connections for dedicated bus

outputs (x 18) and assignable outputs (x8, four analog and four

Logic I/O Connections for Control Room,

Studio, Assignable Inputs (x3) and Cue/Talk/

External

digital)

LOGIC I/O (CONT.)

C, C,

D — D —

D — Assignable Logic I/O connections associated with their

C, C,

D — D —

matching audio input (analog or digital B, C, D. Which type input is assigned to the logic is using VMCC). Each 12-pin connector typically connects to a peripheral device or to a mic remote control panel. See page 2-21 for signal details

DIGITDIGIT

AL —AL —

DIGIT

AL — 3-pin digital inputs accept AES-3 (AES/

DIGITDIGIT

AL —AL —

EBU) signals with sample rates from 25 to 50 kHz. An integral SRC (Sample Rate Converter) converts each input to the console’s internal rate of 48 kHz, which is also the default digital output sample rate. The PGM 1, PGM 2 and Send outputs can each be set for 44.1 kHz outputs in teh VMCC program. Any digital input can accept an S/PDIF signal (see page 2-11 for details). The digital connector pinout and signals were detailed on page 2-10.

LOGIC I/O

ONTRONTR

OL ROL R

ONTR

ONTRONTR

connectors for separate control of control room and studio logic. See page 2-20 for signal details.

CUE/TCUE/T

ALK/EXALK/EX

CUE/T

ALK/EX

CUE/TCUE/T

ALK/EXALK/EX

cue logic input, talkback logic control and control logic for an external location. See page 2-22 for signal details.

OOM & STUDIO —OOM & STUDIO —

OL R

OOM & STUDIO — Two 14-pin

OL ROL R

OOM & STUDIO —OOM & STUDIO —

T —T —

T — A 12-pin connector with a remote

T —T —

COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS

ETHERNET —ETHERNET —

ETHERNET — This RJ-45 connector ties the console into a

ETHERNET —ETHERNET —

restricted-access LAN for console setup, software maintenance and for VistaMax network communications. It should NOT connect to the facility’s general computer LAN. Use a crossover cable when connecting directly to a computer with a network card, or use a straight-thru cable when connecting to a network switch (recommended) or network hub.

TEST INTERFTEST INTERF

TEST INTERF

TEST INTERFTEST INTERF

connect to the serial port on a computer using a null modem cable. Use HyperTerminal or other comm port program to monitor RMXdigital activity.

CET 0,CET 0,

CET 0,

CET 0,CET 0,

carry the VistaMax High Speed Link signals to/from a VistaMax Hub card. Each Facet uses a CAT-5e or CAT-6 crossover cable. The two optional optical connectors take precedence over the matching copper connector when connected to an active optical connection on a VistaMax Hub card.

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CE —CE —

CE — A 9-pin serial I/O interface to

CE —CE —

1 — 1 —

1 — Two RJ-45 “copper” connectors (standard)

1 — 1 —

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KSU CARD CONNECTIONS (CONT.)

Control Room and Studio Logic I/O Signal Definitions (see page 2-13 for a simplified circuit block diagram)

PIN NAME / NUMBER

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+)

(pin 14)

MUTE (-) (pin 8)

DIM (-) (pin 9)

RELAYS COMMON (pin 10)

MUTE RELAY (pin 11)

DIM RELAY (pin 12)

TALK RELAY (pin 13)

WARNING RELAY (pins 4, 5)

+5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

(pins 6 and 7)

To enable the control inputs: Mute and Dim, tie this pin to + logic voltage (+5 to +40). When tied to an isolated device like a talk panel, jumper to pin 7 (+5 volts) to enable the inputs. When tied to a peripheral device, connect to the peripheral device + voltage pin.

When pulled low, mutes the speaker monitor output and triggers the Mute Relay output. May also turn on the Warning Tally output, depending upon session file settings.

When pulled low, dims the speaker monitor output and triggers the Dim Relay output.

The Common (C) relay contact output for the Talk, Dim, and Mute Relays. It can be set for active low or high logic: for an active low output jumper this pin to logic ground; for active high output, jumper this pin to the + voltage logic supply. For isolated operation, the ground and/or logic supply should be supplied by the peripheral device. When used with a remote panel, jumper to pin 3 for active low logic or pin 6 for active high logic. Relay outputs can sink or source up to 60 volts at 350 mA (combined current).

Connects to Relays Common (pin 10) while mute is active. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive a mute indicator or to mute talk and cue speakers.

Connects to Relays Common (pin 10) while dim is active. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive a dim indicator or to control a switch to dim talk and cue speakers.

Connects to Relays Common (pin 10) while receiving a talk command. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive an indicator or to control an incoming talk speaker switch.

Isolated N.O. dry contacts for control of a warning lamp interface (like the Harris WL-2) when a mute command is received. Up to 60 volts at 350 mA can be switched through the contacts.

Console logic voltage output source that can deliver up to 300 mA of current for isolated devices. Pins are paralleled for convenience.

LOGIC GND (pins 1, 2, 3)

Console logic ground. Should be connected to isolated devices only.

Control Room & Studio Logic

14-Pin Logic Connector

Housing

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Pin numbering order,

wire insertion end view,

as plugged into the console

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Assignable Logic I/O Default Signal Definitions (also applies to the 8-Input Expansion Card Logic I/O) (see page 2-13 for a simplified circuit block diagram)

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PIN NAME / NUMBER

START PULSE

(pin 11, Line logic)

ON TALLY

(pin 11, Mic Logic)

STOP PULSE

(pin 5, Line logic)

OFF TALLY

(pin 5, Mic logic)

PULSE COMMON

(pin 6, Line logic)

TALLY COMMON (pin 6, Mic logic)

ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+)

(pin 4, Mic or Line logic)

ON (-)

(pin 9, Mic or Line logic)

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

Equivalent to a Normally Open (N.O.) relay contact (the common contact is pin 6). The output logic type is set in the session file for: one momentary 220 msec contact closure when the channel is turned On from Off; a 220 msec contact closure each time the On button is pressed or; a maintained contact closure while the channel is on. Typically connected to the Remote On logic input on a peripheral device.

Connects to Tally Common (pin 6) while the channel is on. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive the On switch LEDs. Tally outputs can sink or source up to 60 volts at 350 mA.

Follows the logic setting for the Start Pulse. This command is initiated by the channel strip Off button. Typically connects to a Remote Stop, Off, or Pause logic input on a peripheral device.

Connects to Tally Common (pin 6) while the channel is off. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive switch LEDs. Tally outputs can sink or source up to 60 volts at 350 mA.

The Common (C) relay contact for the Start and Stop Pulse contacts for line logic. For active high logic outputs, connect this pin to the logic supply voltage on the peripheral device. For active low outputs, connect this pin to logic ground on the peripheral device.

The Common (C) relay contact output for the On and Off Tallies. When used with mic control panels, this pin is typically jumpered to pin 12 to supply +5 volts for the switch LEDs.

To enable the control inputs: On, Off, Cough (Ready), Talk to C/R (Cue), tie this pin to +5 to +40 volts. When tied to an isolated device like a mic remote panel, jumper to pin 10 (+5 volts) to enable the inputs. When tied to a peripheral device, connect to the peripheral device + voltage pin.

When pulled low, turns the channel on, turning on the On Tally output and generating a Start Pulse when Line logic is active. This is a momentary connection that is latched by the channel strip logic.

(pin 3, Mic or Line logic)

OFF (-)

COUG H (-)

(pin 8, Mic logic)

READY (-)

(pin 8, Line logic)

TALK TO C/R (-)

(pin 2, Mic logic)

CUE (-)

(pin 2, Line logic)

+5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

(pins 10 and 12)

LOGIC GND (pin 1)

Assignable Logic I/O

12-Pin Logic Connector

When pulled low, turns the channel off, turning on the Off Tally output and generating a Stop Pulse when Line logic is active. This is a momentary connection that is latched by the channel strip logic.

When pulled low while the channel is on, turns off the channel On lamp and mutes the channel audio on all assigned buses. Has no effect when the channel is off.

When pulled low, while the channel is on, turns the channel off without generating a stop pulse. When pulled low while the channel is already off (and Ready lamp control is set active), controls the Off button illumination to indicate device status. Typically, no light indicates the peripheral is not ready, a steady light indicates the device is ready, and a flashing light indicates the device has played or is not yet cued up.

When pulled low, routes the channel’s input audio (pre-fader/pre-switch) to the control room talkback bus. This is a momentary connection that is only active while being held low (e.g., the Talk button is pressed).

When pulled low, routes the channel’s input audio (pre-fader/pre-switch) to the cue bus. This is a toggle On/ Off connection. The session file determines whether the cue bus resets at channel on or is left active.

Console logic voltage output sources that can deliver up to 300 mA of current to isolated control panels. All pins are simply paralleled for convenience.

Console logic ground. Should be connected to isolated control panels only.

Pin numbering order,

wire insertion end view,

as plugged into the console

Housing

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

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KSU CARD CONNECTIONS (CONT.)

Cue/Talk/External Logic I/O Signal Definitions (see page 2-13 for a simplified circuit block diagram)

PIN NAME / NUMBER

RELAYS COMMON (pin 3)

EXT TIMER RESET (pin 4)

EXT MUTE RELAY (pin 6)

EXT DIM RELAY (pin 7)

TALK TO EXT RELAY (pin 5)

ENABLE LOGIC INPUTS (+)

(pin 10)

EXT CUE (-) (pin 12)

EXT TALK TO C/R (-) (pin 11)

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION

The Common (C) relay contact output for the Talk, Dim, Mute, and Timer Reset relays. It can be set for active low or high logic: for an active low output jumper this pin to logic ground; for active high output, jumper this pin to the + voltage logic supply. For isolated operation, the ground and/or logic supply should be supplied by the peripheral device. When used with remote panels, jumper to pin 9 for active low logic or to pin 1 for active high logic. Relay outputs can sink or source up to 60 volts at 350 mA (combined current).

A single momentary connection to Relays Common (pin 3) occurs whenever a channel resets the event timer in the Console Display. This connection typically connects to the reset logic input on a studio or external location event timer.

Connects to Relays Common (pin 3) while mute is active. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive a mute indicator or to mute talk and cue speakers.

Connects to Relays Common (pin 3) while dim is active. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive a dim indicator or to control a dim switch for talk and cue speakers.

Connects to Relays Common (pin 3) while receiving a Talk to External command. Output is a N.O. dry contact type that is typically used to drive an indicator or to switch a signal to a talk speaker.

To enable the two external control inputs: Talk to C/R and Cue, tie this pin to + logic voltage (+5 to +40). When tied to isolated devices like remote control panels, jumper to pin 8 (+5 volts) to enable the inputs. When tied to a peripheral device, connect to the peripheral device + voltage pin.

While held low, routes the input designated as the External Cue Input onto the cue bus .

While held low, routes the input designated as the External Talk Audio input to the talk to C/R bus.

+5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY

(pins 1 and 8)

LOGIC GND (pins 2 and 9)

Console logic voltage output sources that can deliver up to 300 mA of current to isolated control panels. All pins are simply paralleled for convenience.

Console logic ground. Should be connected to isolated control panels only.

Cue/Talk/Ext Logic

12-Pin Logic Connector

Housing

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

Pin numbering order,

wire insertion end view,

as plugged into the console

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QUICK GUIDE TO THE 8-INPUT EXPANSION CARD CONNECTIONS

The optional 8-Input Expansion card adds eight audio inputs and eight Assignable Logic I/O connections to a DSP

Card. There can be one 8-Input Expansion card added to each DSP card in a console. Since the RMX

DSP card, an 8-Input Expansion card cannot be used in that size frame.

The eight 6-pin audio connectors are individually set as an analog or a digital input by the eight Audio Format DIP

switches next to audio input 1. Digital signals connect using a 3-pin connector plugged into the back row of pins in the

same orientation as on the KSU card. There is no connection to the front row of pins on a digital signal. Each analog input

uses a 6-pin connector with either one stereo pair or two separate mono signals on the connector. Note that the 6-pin

connectors are reversed from the analog connector orientation on the KSU card.

The eight Assignable Logic I/O connections can be bound to any audio input on this 8-Input Expansion card. See page

2-21 for the Assignable Logic I/O signal summary.

-4 does not have a

Digital Input Connections (x8)

AUDIO INPUTS 1 - 8

FOR AN ANALFOR AN ANAL

FOR AN ANAL

FOR AN ANALFOR AN ANAL

1 2 3

4 5 6

1 2 3

select analog. Connect one stereo or two mono line level signals to the input using one 6-pin AMP MOD IV connector. Each input can be trimmed in VMCC for unbalanced -10 dBv connections. Note that these connectors have reversed orientation from the analog connectors on the KSU Card (the left input is on the back row of pins).

FOR A DIGITFOR A DIGIT

FOR A DIGIT

FOR A DIGITFOR A DIGIT

select digital. Use a 3-pin AMP MOD IV connector to plug an AES/EBU signal into the rear row of pins (the front row of pins is not used). See page 2-11 on how to connect a S/PDIF signal. The digital connections use the same orientation as the digital connectors on the KSU Card.

Assignable Analog or

OG INPUT —OG INPUT —

OG INPUT — Set the matching numbered DIP switch toward the board operator to

OG INPUT —OG INPUT —

AL INPUT —AL INPUT —

AL INPUT — Set the matching numbered DIP switch toward the back of the console to

AL INPUT —AL INPUT —

Assignable Logic I/O Connectors (x8)

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC I/O

1 - 8 —1 - 8 —

1 - 8 — A peripheral, peripheral control panel or a mic control panel can connect to each 12-pin

1 - 8 —1 - 8 —

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

connector. For the default logic signals, see page 2-21. For a block diagram of the Assignable Logic I/O interface, see page 2-13. Each Assignable Logic connection can be bound to an audio input on this card. See chapter 4 for additional setup and application information.

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QUICK GUIDE TO VISTAMAX CONNECTIONS

The KSU card has two Facet connections to integrate the console with a VistaMax Audio Management System. Each

connection can tie to a facet on a VistaMax Hub card. Each facet carries 64 audio channels and associated logic to a

VistaMax frame as well as 64 audio channels, with associated logic, from the VistaMax frame to the console. By using two

CAT-5e or CAT-6 cables, 128 bidirectional signals can be connected simultaneously up to 100 meters away. To go beyond

this distance, the optional optical connections must be used. These connections allow a console to connect to a VistaMax

Hub card that is up to 2 km away from the console.

The RJ-45 Ethernet connector ties the console into a LAN for communications and control within a VistaMax system.

This is done through a network switch which also has all of the VistaMax frames, control panels, additional RMX

consoles, BMX

switch has a unique TCP/IP address assigned during installation. Each RMX

digital

consoles, and setup computers in the network connected to it. Each device connected to the network

digital

console has the address: 192.168.100.22

assigned at the factory. This address MUST be changed prior to connecting the console to a VistaMax LAN. See chapter 4,

RMX

digital

Server for details on changing this address. Refer to the VistaMax operating manual (75-52) for additional

configuration details.

digital

LOGIC I/O

DIGITAL I/O

LOGIC I/O

A B C

LOGIC INPUTS

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

VALID EXTERNAL REFERENCE INPUT

A B C

LOGIC OUTPUTS

PRE99-1365

PRE99-1362

PRE99-1365

CAT-5e or CAT-6

Crossover type cables

VISTAMAX AUDIO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FRAME

ANALOG I/O

DIGITAL I/O

HUB

A B C

31 30

27 26

25 24

DIGITAL INPUTS

ANALOG INPUTS

21 20

19 18

15 14

13 12

11 10

9 8

7 6

5 4

3 2

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

SYSTEM MASTER

A B C

32 31

30 29

28 27

26 25

24 23

ANALOG OUTPUTS

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

22 21

20 19

18 17

16 15

14 13

12 11

10 9

8 7

VALID

EXT. REF.

. A

PRE99-1361

PRE99-1362

PRE99-1363-1

(rear view)

DIGITAL I/O

A B C

DIGITAL INPUTS

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

VALID

EXTERNAL

REFERENCE

INPUT

A B C

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

PRE99-1362

A B C

VALID EXTERNAL REFERENCE INPUT

A B C

PRE99-1362

HUB

DIGITAL I/O

ANALOG I/O

A B C

31 30

27 26

25 24

DIGITAL INPUTS

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

VALID EXTERNAL REFERENCE INPUT

A B C

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

PRE99-1362

ANALOG INPUTS

21 20 19 18

17 16 15 14 13 12

11 10

9 8 7 6

5 4 3 2 1

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

SYSTEM MASTER

(

)

A B C

32 31 30 29 28

27 26 25 24 23

ANALOG OUTPUTS

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

21 20 19 18 17 16

15 14 13 12 11 10

9 8 7

VALID EXT.

REF.

5 4

. A

PRE99-1361

PRE99-1363-2

PRE99-1361

HUB

LOGIC I/O

A B C

32 31 30

28 27 26

24 23

ANALOG INPUTS

LOGIC INPUTS

20 19 18

16 15 14

11 10

8 7 6

4 3 2

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

SYSTEM MASTER

A B C

31 30 29

27 26 25

ANALOG OUTPUTS

LOGIC OUTPUTS

19 18 17

15 14 13

11 10 9

VALID EXT.

REF.

3 2 1

. A

PRE99-1365

PRE99-1363-1

CONTROLLER

DIGITAL I/O

A B C

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL / DATA

VALID EXTERNAL REFERENCE INPUT

A B C

2 1

S C

PRE99-1362

DIGITAL INPUTS

INACTIVE

CTRL COM

NORMAL

/ DATA

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

ACTIVE

PRE99-1360

STANDARD NULL

MODEM CABLE

All network cables are

CAT-5, straight-thru type

WINDOWS®

COMPUTER

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MIC REMOTE CONTROL CONNECTION EXAMPLE

This example shows a mic remote control panel connected to an Assignable Logic I/O connector, using the

default logic settings. Information on binding the logic to the mic audio input and the channel strip session

settings for microphones are covered in chapter 4, RMX

digital

Server and in Appendix A, VMCC.

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC I/O CONNECTOR SIGNAL TABLE

PIN #PIN #

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

(wire insertion end view)

SIGNALSIGNAL

PIN #

SIGNAL

PIN #PIN #

SIGNALSIGNAL

OGIC GROGIC GR

OGIC GR

OGIC GROGIC GR

ALK INPUT (-)ALK INPUT (-)

ALK INPUT (-) Remote Talkback switch input (active low)

ALK INPUT (-)ALK INPUT (-)

OFF INPUT (-)OFF INPUT (-)

OFF INPUT (-) Remote Off switch input (active low)

OFF INPUT (-)OFF INPUT (-) ENABLE LENABLE L

ENABLE L

ENABLE LENABLE L OFF OFF

OFF

OFF OFF TT

ALLALL

ALL

ALLALL

+5 +5 CC

OUGH INPUT (-)OUGH INPUT (-)

OUGH INPUT (-) Remote Cough switch input (active low)

OUGH INPUT (-)OUGH INPUT (-)

ON INPUT (-)ON INPUT (-)

ON INPUT (-) Remote On switch input (active low)

ON INPUT (-)ON INPUT (-) +5 +5

+5 +5 ON ON

ON ON +5 +5

+5 +5

OUNDOUND

OUND Logic ground

OUNDOUND

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

ALLALL

ALL

Y Off tally output, N.O. contact

ALLALL

Y CY C

OMMONOMMON

Y C

OMMON Tally relays common connection, C contact

Y CY C

OMMONOMMON

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

T L

OGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

T L

OGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

ALLALL

ALL

Y On tally output, N.O. contact

ALLALL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

T L

OGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

Notes: +VDC is between +5 and +40 VDC.

Outputs can switch voltages up to +60 VDC at 350 mA total

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FUNCTIONFUNCTION

FUNCTION

FUNCTIONFUNCTION

S (+)S (+)

S (+) Jumper to +VDC to enable switch inputs

S (+)S (+)

Y 5 volt source for Cough and Talkback Tallies

Y 5 volt source to enable switches

Y 5 volt source for switch tallies

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

SIGNAL PIN

Logic Ground

Off Tally

On Tally

+5 VDC Supply

Off Switch (-)

On Switch (-)

Cough Switch (-)

Talk Switch (-)

Tally Common

+5 VDC supply

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

+5 VDC Supply

Mic (with preamp)

connected to

analog Input D

99-1197 or 99-1198 MIC CONTROL PANEL

BLK

WHT

RED

GRN

BRN

BLU

ORG

YEL

PARTS LIST Cable: Belden 9421 or equiv. 8-pin MOD IV Housing: 14-486 (Tyco-AMP 87631-4) 12-pin MOD IV housing: 14-490 (Tyco-AMP 87922-2) MOD IV contacts: 15-938-1 (Tyco-AMP 102128-1)

PIN SIGNAL

Logic GND

Off Tally

On Tally

Power Supply

Off Switch

On Switch

Cough Switch

Talkback Switch

KSU CARD

Mic control Panel

(99-1198) connected to

Assignable Logic I/O D

TALK BACK

COUGH

OFF

EXAMPLE OF A MIC & CONTROL PANEL USING INPUT D ON THE KSU CARD

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BASIC PERIPHERAL DEVICE LOGIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE

This example shows a peripheral device (with basic logic functions like the CD player shown below) connected

to an Assignable Logic I/O connector using the default logic settings. Information on binding the logic with the

peripheral’s audio inputs and the channel strip session file settings for peripherals are covered in chapter 4,

RMX

digital

Server and in Appendix A, VMCC.

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC I/O CONNECTOR SIGNAL TABLE

PIN #PIN #

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

(wire insertion end view)

SIGNALSIGNAL

PIN #

SIGNAL

PIN #PIN #

SIGNALSIGNAL

1 LOGIC GROUND Logic ground 2 CUE INPUT (-) Remote Cue switch input (active low) 3 OFF INPUT (-) Remote Off switch input (active low) 4

ENABLE LENABLE L

ENABLE L

ENABLE LENABLE L STST

STST PULSE CPULSE C

PULSE C

PULSE CPULSE C

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

OP PULSEOP PULSE

OP PULSE Stop command output, N.O. contact

OP PULSEOP PULSE

OMMONOMMON

OMMON Start/Stop Pulse common, C contact

OMMONOMMON

S (+)S (+)

S (+) Jumper to +VDC to enable switch inputs

S (+)S (+)

7 +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 5 volt source

READREAD

Y INPUT (-)Y INPUT (-)

READ

Y INPUT (-) Remote Ready switch input (active low)

READREAD

Y INPUT (-)Y INPUT (-)

9 ON INPUT (-) Remote On switch input (active low)

10 +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 5 volt source to enable switches

STST

ARAR

T PULSET PULSE

T PULSE Start command output, N.O. contact

STST

ARAR

T PULSET PULSE

12 +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 5 volt source for switch tallies

Notes: +VDC is between +5 and +40 VDC.

Outputs can switch voltages up to +60 VDC at 350 mA total

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FUNCTION

FUNCTIONFUNCTION

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

SIGNAL PIN

Pulse Common

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

Stop Pulse

Start Pulse

Ready (-)

PARTS LIST Cable: 19-119 (Belden 8445 or equiv.) Diodes: 11-7 (1N4001 or equiv.) 25-pin DSub: 15-854 (DB-25P) 12-pin MOD IV housing: 14-490 (Tyco-AMP 87922-2) MOD IV contacts: 15-938-1 (Tyco-AMP 102128-1)

BRN

BLK

GRN

RED

WHT

CR1

CR2

DENON DN-SERIES CD PLAYER LOGIC

PIN SIGNAL

Switch Common

Tally Common

Pause N.O.

Play N.O.

Standby/Cue Tally

Pause Tally

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COMPLEX LOGIC CONNECTION EXAMPLE

This example shows a peripheral device with complex logic functions (a digital delivery system) connected to

an Assignable Logic I/O connector, using default logic settings. For most peripheral devices, the logic ground and

+5 volt supply connections are not used, but in this example all of the digital delivery system connections are also

isolated. Information on binding the logic to the peripheral’s audio inputs and the channel strip session file

settings for peripherals are covered in chapter 4, RMX

digital

Server and in Appendix A, VMCC.

ASSIGNABLE INPUT LOGIC CONNECTOR SIGNAL TABLE

PIN #PIN #

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12

(wire insertion end view)

SIGNALSIGNAL

PIN #

SIGNAL

PIN #PIN #

SIGNALSIGNAL

OGIC GROGIC GR

OGIC GR

OGIC GROGIC GR

OUNDOUND

OUND Logic ground

OUNDOUND

2 CUE INPUT (-) Remote Cue switch input (active low) 3 OFF INPUT (-) Remote Off switch input (active low) 4

ENABLE LENABLE L

ENABLE L

ENABLE LENABLE L STST

STST PULSE CPULSE C

PULSE C

PULSE CPULSE C

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUT

OGIC INPUTOGIC INPUT

OP PULSEOP PULSE

OP PULSE Stop command output, N.O. contact

OP PULSEOP PULSE

OMMONOMMON

OMMON Start/Stop Pulse common, C contact

OMMONOMMON

S (+)S (+)

S (+) Jumper to +VDC to enable switch inputs

S (+)S (+)

7 +5 VOLT LOGIC SUPPLY 5 volt source

READREAD

Y INPUT (-)Y INPUT (-)

READ

Y INPUT (-) Remote Ready switch input (active low)

READREAD

Y INPUT (-)Y INPUT (-)

ON INPUT (-)ON INPUT (-)

ON INPUT (-) Remote On switch input (active low)

ON INPUT (-)ON INPUT (-) +5 +5

+5 +5 STST

STST +5 +5

+5 +5

ARAR

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPL

T L

OGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPL

T PULSET PULSE

T PULSE Start command output, N.O. contact

T PULSET PULSE

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

T L

OGIC SUPPL

OLOL

T LT L

OGIC SUPPLOGIC SUPPL

Y 5 volt source to enable switches

Y 5 volt source for switch tallies

Notes: +VDC is between +5 and +40 VDC.

Outputs can switch voltages up to +60 VDC at 350 mA total

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FUNCTION

FUNCTIONFUNCTION

ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

SIGNAL PIN

Start Pulse

Stop Pulse

On (-)

Ready (-)

Logic GND

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

+5 VDC

Pulse Common

+5 VDC

PARTS LIST Cable: 19-119 (Belden 8445 or equiv.) Diodes: 11-7 (1N4001 or equiv.) 37-pin DSub: 15-885 (DC 110963-4) DSub crimp pins: 15-884 (DB-37P) 12-pin MOD IV housing: 14-490 (Tyco-AMP 87922-2) MOD IV contacts: 15-938-1 (Tyco-AMP 102128-1)

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WHT

BRN

RED

GRN

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CR1

CR2

ENCO DADPRO INTERFACE LOGIC

PIN SIGNAL

Input 0 (+)

Input 1 (+)

Relay 0 N.O.

Relay 1 N.O.

Relay 2 N.O.

Input 0 (-)

Input 1 (-)

Relay 0 common

Relay 1 Common

Relay 2 Common

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Buttoncap Lenses

All buttoncaps on the RMX

from the factory with laser-etched lenses with stan-

dard labeling (as shown on pages 3-2 and 3-4).

Laser etching ensures each buttoncap’s labeling

withstands millions of button pushes.

Selected buttoncaps feature removable lenses for

field installation of custom printed inserts. Two

sizes of clear lenses and inserts are available: large,

for the Off buttons on the Dual Fader panels and

the two talk buttons on the Monitor Control panel;

and small, for the Talkback buttons on the Dual

Fader panels and for the twenty-one selector but-

tons on the Monitor Control panel.

Clear lenses for both size buttoncaps are in-

cluded in the 76-1400 install kit. They hold printed

inserts in place on the removable lens buttoncaps.

Additional clear lenses of both sizes are available

in the 76-1403 kit for the Monitor Control panel

(twenty-one small and two large lenses) and the

76-1404 kit for the Universal Dual Fader Input

panel (two large and two small lenses).

A Microsoft® Word template file (71-1961,

shown in the right column) is available on the CD-

ROM or on the Harris FTP site (see page 5-1 for

access info). It is used with the 80-1961 clear in-

sert sheet to create custom lens labels. The 80-

1961 sheet, with diecut inserts for both small and

large lenses, can be laser or inkjet printed. One

80-1961 sheet is included in the 76-1400 kit.

To use the 71-1961 template, open it up in Word

and replace the default lens text for the number of

buttons that require new labels. Print the template

onto a blank sheet of paper. Note its orientation

as it comes out of the printer. Compare the printed

sheet to the blank 80-1961 sheet by aligning both

sheets over a light. If the lens cutouts match the

printed sheet lens outlines, then delete the out-

lines and instructions on the template (click on

the title block, then click delete, click in the in-

digital

are shipped

INSERT TEMPLATE, FOR USE ON

BUTTONS WITH REMOVABLE LENS

structions, then click delete). Only the lens text

should remain on the page. Place the 80-1961

sheet into the printer so it is properly oriented

and print the page.

If the printed test sheet does not line up with

the blank 80-1961 sheet, then try printing using

manual feed to adjust the page or adjust the tem-

plate button outlines and text slightly on the page

until they are properly aligned—which, unfortu-

nately, is easier said than done in Word.

LENS REMOVAL

Catch a thumbnail under the top edge of the

lens and pull up to remove it. Place the printed

clear insert into the buttoncap, and then snap a

clear lens onto the buttoncap.

Be sure to retain the factory-etched lenses for

possible future reuse.

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Console Operation

This chapter covers how to use the RMX-

digital

console controls.

Console Overview

RMX

digital

consoles consist of: a mainframe;

one Monitor Control panel; multiple Universal

Dual Fader panels; a Console Display (with two

stereo bargraph meters, clock, and timer); and a

rack-mount power supply.

UNIVERSAL DUAL FADER PANELS

Input audio is selected and level controlled us-

ing the “channel strip” controls on Universal Dual

Fader panels. The initial input source for each

channel strip is set by loading a session file—a

console setup file previously created by engineer-

ing or operations.

Multiple session files can be saved to the con-

sole to set-up that console for specific dayparts or

for specific applications (e.g., a morning zoo show

setup versus a single board operator setup, or voice

tracking versus commercial production). Session

files are selected and “taken” using the session se-

lection controls on the Monitor Control panel.

Each dual fader panel has two separate chan-

nel strips for controlling two audio signals inde-

pendently. The audio signals may be connected

to the RMX

worked in a VistaMax system, may come from

other RMX

voy cardframes.

A Quick Guide to using Universal Dual Fader

panels is on pages 3-2 and 3-3.

digital

or, when the console is net-

digital

consoles or VistaMax or En-

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MONITOR CONTROL PANEL

This standard panel is installed near the right

side of the frame. The panel is divided into three

columns:

• Session / Timer / Aux Meter controls

• Control Room Monitor controls

• Studio Monitor controls

A Quick Guide to using the Monitor Control

panel is on pages 3-4 to 3-7.

CONSOLE DISPLAY

Two displays are available for the RMX

the original direct-view display and a low-profile

Reflective Console Display. Each is set onto the

countertop behind the control panels. Each type

has two signal level meters (which show the Pro-

gram 1 bus and a selectable auxiliary source), a

time of day clock, and an event timer. A Quick

Guide to the Console Displays is on page 3-8.

digital

POWER SUPPLY

The RMX

cifically for 24/7 operation and should not be pow-

ered down since doing so will cause complete sig-

nal interruption.

A recessed power switch on the front panel of

the supply is used to turn off the power supply. If

it is turned off, wait at least fifteen seconds before

turning the supply back on.

NOTE: Mainframe backup batteries hold the

channel settings for a limited amount of time dur-

ing momentary power outages. However, it will still

take about 90 seconds for the console to “boot up”

and become available after the power supply is

turned on.

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Each panel has two identical “channel strips” for independent control of two audio sources. The initial audio

source for each channel strip is set by taking a session file. Sources may then be manually changed on the panel

using the Source Selector and Take button, or by taking a different session file.

FADER SECTION CONTROLS

Input NInput N

Input N

Input NInput N

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y — y —

ispla

y — The ten-character displays show each

isplaispla

y — y —

channel’s input source. When the Source Selector is actively being used, the yellow Next LED lights to indicate the display is now showing an alternate source name.

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or — or —

elec

or — A rotary encoder used to scroll alpha-

elecelec

or — or —

numerically through a list of alternate input sources. The source names shown can be limited by the session file, thus there might only be the assigned source (plus Silence) shown when this control is used.

AKE — AKE —

AKE — Selects the alternate input source when TAKE is pressed while

AKE — AKE —

the Next LED is lit and the channel is Off. If TAKE is pressed while the channel is On and the Next LED is lit, the channel “pends” (the On button flashes) to indicate the new source will be taken as soon as the channel is turned off.

FCN — FCN —

FCN — Function button. Press and hold to access special channel strip

FCN — FCN —

features. It is not active at this time.

ader — ader —

ader — 100mm channel level control with dB indications to show

ader — ader —

relative attenuation. For unity gain, set the fader to the red line (-12 dB). This makes a nominal +4 dBu analog input signal appear as a

-20 dBFS (0 VU) signal on the meters.

ALKBALKB

ALKB

ALKBALKB

CK — CK —

CK — Active (lit) only when a channel strip is set as a Telco

CK — CK —

channel during console setup. While pressed, the control room talk mics, pre-switch and pre-fader, are sent to that Telco channel’s Mix-Minus output. Up to six faders can be set as Telco channels.

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CUE — CUE —

CUE — When lit, routes pre-fader, pre-switch audio to the cue output

CUE — CUE —

without affecting the on-air signal. On CR mic channels, the cue button is momentary and the input only goes to the Cue meter display. On all other inputs it latches (toggle cue on and off) and the input goes to both the Cue speaker and the Cue meter display.

ON — ON —

ON — Press to turn the channel on. The button lights, routing the

ON — ON —

audio to the selected buses. Logic control commands may also be initiated, depending upon session file logic settings for the source.

OFF — OFF —

OFF — Press to turn the channel off. This removes the audio from all

OFF — OFF —

selected buses except those set for pre-switch operation. Logic control commands may also be initiated, depending upon session file logic settings for the source. The button may not light up when pressed since some inputs may be set to indicate peripheral device status.

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SEND

This section has the send bus controls.

ON/OFF — ON/OFF —

ON/OFF — When lit, routes the input audio to the send bus through

ON/OFF — ON/OFF —

the send volume control and the Pre Fader and Pre Switch controls. When unlit, no audio on this channel goes to the send bus.

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send bus.

PRE FPRE F

ADER — ADER —

PRE F

ADER — When lit, any audio going to the send bus is not

PRE FPRE F

ADER — ADER —

affected by the channel fader. When unlit, the audio level to the send bus is also affected by the channel fader.

onon

trtr

ol — ol —

ol — Sets the level of the audio going to the

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trtr

ol — ol —

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SEND

PRE SWITPRE SWIT

PRE SWIT

PRE SWITPRE SWIT

CH — CH —

CH — When lit, the audio going to the send bus is not

CH — CH —

affected by the channel On/Off buttons. When unlit, the audio to the send bus follows the channel on/off status.

PROGRAM BUSES

This section has the Program and Offline bus assignment buttons.

PRPR

OGROGR

AM 1,AM 1,

2, 2,

3, 3,

4 4

PRPR

OGR

OGROGR

AM 1,

AM 1,AM 1,

2, 2,

— —

— When lit, routes the channel audio, post

3, 3,

4 4

— —

fader and post switch, to any combination of the four Program buses. When unlit, the channel audio does not go to that bus.

OFFLINE — OFFLINE —

OFFLINE — When lit, routes the channel audio to the Offline bus. The

OFFLINE — OFFLINE —

Offline feed is always pre-switch and is typically pre-fader as well (it can be set to be post-fader through a session file setting). This bus is used to create offline mixes for the Telco return feeds.

UTUT

O F/B— O F/B—

O F/B— The Automatic Foldback button is only active on Telco

UTUT

O F/B— O F/B—

channels. When lit, it automatically toggles the caller’s return feed between Offline (when the Telco channel is Off) and an active Program bus (when the Telco channel is On). Page 3-10 has operational details.

MODE / PAN / BAL

This section has the channel mode and pan/balance controls.

PROGRAM

BUS

MODE /

PAN / BAL

L and R — L and R —

L and R — Sets the audio mode. For stereo, both buttons are unlit.

L and R — L and R —

With L (left) lit, the left input feeds both left and right bus outputs. With R (right) lit, the right input feeds both left and right bus outputs. With both L and R lit, the inputs are summed to mono and then fed to both left and right bus outputs.

AN/BAN/B

AL — AL —

AN/B

AL — When lit, the pan/balance control is active. When unlit,

AN/BAN/B

AL — AL —

the pan/balance control position does not affect the audio.

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an/B

an/Ban/B

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how the audio input is placed in aural space. On a stereo signal it is a balance control. On a mono signal (L, R, or both lit) it is a pan control.

onon

trtr

ol — ol —

ol — When PAN/BAL is lit, controls

onon

trtr

ol — ol —

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the session file controls and timer control buttons; the center column has the control room monitoring controls

(monitor source selectors and level controls for the control room speakers and operator headphones); the right

column has the studio monitoring controls (monitor source selectors and level controls for studio speakers). Each

column’s functions are separately detailed over the next three pages. A card overview follows.

This card is divided into three columns by function: the left column has the auxillary meter source selectors,

AUX METER, CONTROL ROOM & STUDIO MONITOR SOURCE SELECTOR BUTTONS

LEVEL CONTROLS FOR CUE, TALKBACK AND STUDIO MONITOR

DISPLAYS FOR SESSION NAME AND MONITOR SOURCES, SESSION SELECTION CONTROLS AND ADDITIONAL MONITOR SOURCE SELECTORS FOR THE CONTROL ROOM AND STUDIO

CONTROL ROOM MODE AND TIMER CONTROL BUTTONS, CONTROL ROOM FADER CONTROL, TALKBACK CONTROL

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AUX METER

The buttons in this section have removable lenses for custom labels. The signal assigned to each button is set during console configuration. As shipped from the factory, the assigned signals are:

EXEX

T — T —

T — When lit, assigns an External input (like Real Air) to the Aux meter.

EXEX

T — T —

SEND — SEND —

SEND — When lit, assigns the Send bus to the Aux meter.

SEND — SEND — TEL REC — TEL REC —

TEL REC — When lit, assigns the Telco Record output to the Aux meter.

TEL REC — TEL REC — PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

PGM 1-4 — When lit, assigns one of the four Program buses to the Aux meter.

PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

SESSION CONTROLS

These controls allow the operator to load and save a session file.

ession Nession N

ession N

ession Nession N

session. The bottom line (Next) shows the name of another session, as selected using the Session Selector. The Next session is made the Current session by pressing the Take button.

ession Session S

ession S

ession Session S

session files, which appear in the bottom line of the Session Name Display.

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y — y —

ispla

y — The top line (Current) shows the name of the currently loaded

isplaispla

y — y —

or — or —

or — A rotary encoder to alphanumerically list the names of previously saved

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AKE — AKE —

AKE — Press to make the Next session active. The Current and Next names will be the same

AKE — AKE —

until the Session Selector is rotated.

SASA

VE — VE —

VE — Press to save the Universal Dual Fader panels’ button settings, input source names and

SASA

VE — VE —

other information as a new session saved locally in the console. The new session name is the current session name plus a numerical suffix.

Note:Note:

Note: Save always creates a new session. Operators cannot

Note:Note:

overwrite or damage any existing session.

MONITOR MODE

L & R — L & R —

L & R — With both buttons unlit, the CR monitor and CR headphone outputs are stereo. With only

L & R — L & R —

L (left) lit, the left bus source feeds both the left and right outputs. With only R (right) lit, the right bus source feeds both outputs. With both lit, the left and right outputs are a sum of the bus source.

UTUT

O CUE — O CUE —

O CUE — When lit, allows cue to interrupt the operator headphone output following the

UTUT

O CUE — O CUE —

routing method set during console configuration. When unlit, cue does not go to the operator headphone output.

TIMER CONTROL

This section has the controls for the event timer in the Console Display.

UTUT

O RESET — O RESET —

O RESET — When lit, allows the timer to reset when a channel—with its timer reset function

UTUT

O RESET — O RESET —

enabled by the session file, is turned on. The timer resets to 00:00.0 and starts counting upward. When unlit, the timer ignores channel timer reset commands.

RESET — RESET —

RESET — Resets the timer to 00:00.0. The timer then counts up from 00:00.0.

RESET — RESET —

HOLD — HOLD —

HOLD — When pressed and held, stops the timer’s display to show the elapsed time (the timer itself

HOLD — HOLD —

continues to run). Releasing HOLD

STST

ARAR

T — T —

T — Starts the timer from the displayed time.

STST

ARAR

T — T —

STST

OP — OP —

OP — Stops the timer with the elapsed time displayed. Press START to continue counting up

STST

OP — OP —

returns the timer display to the current run time.

from the displayed time. Press RESET and STOP together to reset the timer to 00:00.0.

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CONTROL ROOM

All CR outputs use the same monitor source. The selected source is usually indicated by a lit button but, if Auto Mic Switching is enabled (to switch between the Real Air source (typically EXT) and a Synthetic Air source while a CR mic channel is On), then the Real Air button (typically EXT) flashes to indicate Synthetic Air is the monitor source. Alternate monitor sources can be selected using the CR Monitor Source Selector and Take button. Its name is shown in the Name Display, which turns off all selector buttons.

The buttons in this section have removable lenses for custom labels that identify the source assigned during console setup. Here are the assigned signals as shipped from the factor:

EXEX

T — T —

T — When lit, typically assigns the Real Air audio to the Control Room monitor outputs.

EXEX

T — T —

SEND — SEND —

SEND — When lit, assigns the Send bus to the Control Room monitor outputs.

SEND — SEND — TEL REC — TEL REC —

TEL REC — When lit, assigns the Telco record output to the Control Room monitor outputs.

TEL REC — TEL REC — PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

PGM 1-4 — When lit, assigns the selected Program bus to the Control Room monitor outputs.

PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

LEVEL CONTROLS

ue — ue —

ue — Adjusts the output level of the built-in cue speaker and dedicated CUE output.

ue — ue —

alkalk

back — back —

alk

back — Adjusts the output level of the dedicated Talk to Control Room (TLK CR) output

alkalk

back — back —

and the talkback level into the Cue speaker (when Talk to Cue is set during console setup).

CONTROL ROOM MONITOR SOURCE

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y — y —

ispla

y — Shows the selected monitor source name (selected

isplaispla

y — y —

by the source selector) while the Next LED is off. When the Next LED is lit, it shows an alternate source name that is being selected using the Source Selector. The alternate source is selected by pressing TAKE. There is no display if a source is selected using the seven monitor source buttons.

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e Se S

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our

ourour

e S

e Se S

or — or —

elec

or — A rotary encoder to alphanumerically list all of the alternate monitor

elecelec

or — or —

sources. Turning the selector turns on the Next LED. “No List” is displayed if no alternate sources were assigned during console setup.

AKE — AKE —

AKE — Press to select the alternate monitor source while the Next LED is lit. Has no effect if

AKE — AKE —

pressed while the Next LED is off.

Option LED — Option LED —

Option LED — This LED is not used at this time.

Option LED — Option LED —

FADERS

MONITMONIT

MONIT

MONITMONIT

OR — OR —

OR — 100mm fader for adjusting the volume of the Control Room monitor speakers.

OR — OR —

It affects the level of the Control Room MON output.

HEADPHONE — HEADPHONE —

HEADPHONE — 100mm fader for adjusting the volume of the operator’s headphones. It

HEADPHONE — HEADPHONE —

affects the level of the Control Room OP H/P output.

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STUDIO

All Studio outputs use the same monitor source. The selected source is usually indicated by a lit button but, if Auto Mic Switching is enabled (to switch between the Real Air source (typically EXT) and a Synthetic Air source while a Studio mic is active), then the Real Air button (typically EXT) flashes to indicate the Synthetic Air is the source. Alternate monitor sources are selected using the Studio Monitor Source Selector and Take button. Its name is then shown in the Studio Monitor Name Display, which turns off all selector button lights.

Buttons in this section have removable lenses for custom labels (the sources associated with each button are set during console setup). The assigned signals, as shipped from the factory, are:

EXEX

T — T —

T — When lit, typically assigns the Real Air audio to the Studio monitor outputs.

EXEX

T — T —

SEND — SEND —

SEND — When lit, assigns the Send bus to the Studio monitor outputs.

SEND — SEND — TEL MON — TEL MON —

TEL MON — When lit, assigns the Telco channels to the Studio monitor outputs.

TEL MON — TEL MON — PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

PGM 1-4 — When lit, assigns the selected Program bus to the Studio monitor outputs.

PGM 1-4 — PGM 1-4 —

LEVEL CONTROLS

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onitonit

or — or —

onit

or — Adjusts the output level of the stereo Studio Monitor (MON) output.

onitonit

or — or —

alkalk

back — back —

alk

back — Adjusts the output level of the dedicated Talk to Studio (TLK STU) output.

alkalk

back — back —

STUDIO MONITOR SOURCE

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or Sor S

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isplaispla

y — y —

ispla

y — Shows the selected monitor source name

isplaispla

y — y —

(selected by the source selector) while the Next LED is off. When the Next LED is lit, it shows an alternate source name that is being selected using the Source Selector. The alternate source is selected by pressing TAKE. The display is turned off when a source is selected using the seven monitor source buttons.

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e Se S

elecelec

our

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e S

e Se S

or — or —

elec

or — A rotary encoder to alphanumerically show all of the alternate monitor

elecelec

or — or —

sources. Turning the selector turns on the Next LED. “No List” is displayed if no alternate sources were assigned during console setup.

AKE — AKE —

AKE — Press to select the alternate monitor source while the Next LED is lit. Has no effect if

AKE — AKE —

pressed while the Next LED is off.

Option LED — Option LED —

Option LED — This LED is not used at this time.

Option LED — Option LED —

TALKBACK CONTROL

These buttons route talkback audio from the talk channels to External or Studio 1 if the talk channels have a CR mic as their source. If the talk channels are On, they are unassigned from all buses while either talk button is pressed. Both buttons have removable lenses for custom labeling.

ALK ALK

O EXO EX

ALK

ALK ALK

TERNAL — TERNAL —

O EX

TERNAL — While pressed, routes the control room talk mic(s), pre-switch and

O EXO EX

TERNAL — TERNAL —

pre-fader, to the TLK TO EXT output.

ALK ALK

O STUDIO 1 — O STUDIO 1 —

ALK

O STUDIO 1 — While pressed, routes the control room talk mic(s), pre-switch and

ALK ALK

O STUDIO 1 — O STUDIO 1 —

pre-fader, to the TLK TO STU 1 outputs.

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on a stand (optional). Each has the same display elements: two bargraph meters, a clock and an event timer.

There are two displays available: a low-profile reflective display (standard) or the original direct-view display

Main Meter Time-of-Day Clock

RMXdigital’s Low-Profile Reflective Display

CLOCK

The clock displays time in hours: minutes: sec-

onds in either 12- or 24-hour time. See page 2-4

for information on setting the clock.

EVENT TIMER

The event timer displays time in minutes: sec-

onds: tenths of seconds. Page 3-5 shows the timer

controls on the Monitor Control panel.

BARGRAPH METERS

The left meter provides level display for the Pro-

gram 1 bus. The right meter (Aux meter) shows a

selected meter source set by the Aux Meter but-

tons on the Monitor Controller (see page 3-5)—

except when cue is active, then the meter displays

the cue bus levels. An alphanumeric display be-

low each meter identifies the selected source by

name (e.g., CUE, PGM 1, SEND, EXT, etc.).

Auxiliary Meter

Event Timer

A detailed bargraph meter is shown below. Each

bar segment, from 0 to -30, represents a 1 dB level

change between bars. From -30 to -57, each bar

represents a 3 dB difference in level. Bars are green

from -57 to -20, which is equivalent to a 0 VU

setting on a mechanical meter. With a properly set

up console this level (-20) results in a +4 dBu

analog output.

From -20 to -3 the LEDs are yellow. Signal lev-

els should always peak in this area. The 0, -1, and

-2 bars are red to indicate the signal is danger-

ously close to clipping. To prevent digital distor-

tion on the outputs, the red bars should rarely, if

ever, light up—especially the 0 bar since this indi-

cates the signal is at, or attempting to go beyond,

Full Scale Digital (the digital clipping point).

The meters can be set to display average only (a

solid moving bargraph indicates the average sig-

Left Channel Level

dB below FSD*

Right Channel Level

* FSD = Full Scale Digital, or 0 on the meters—the maximum console output level. To compare to a VU meter: 0 VU is equivalent to the bargraph -20 dBFS setting.

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nal level) or average and peak (a solid bargraph

represents the average level with a single bar, typi-

cally 6 to 10 dB higher than the average bargraph,

representing the peak level).

The two blue peak indicators may light up in

either mode to indicate the signal is too hot. The

level at which the blue peak indicators turn on (0,

-2, -4, or -6 dBFS), and the meter display mode

(peak hold, where the highest peak bar stays lit

for about 3 seconds, or non-peak hold, where the

peak more accurately follows the signal), is set

separately for each meter during installation.

RMX

The RMX

duction, newsroom, or voicing studio console that

may be installed as a stand-alone console or as an

integral part of a VistaMax audio management

system. Because of its flexibility and its compact

design, some features require knowledge beyond

the typical console operation of select a bus, run

the fader up and turn the channel on. Here’s an

overview of some of these operator features.

digital

is a very flexible on-air, pro-

Applications

VISTAMAX INTEGRATION

When the RMX

taMax audio management system, an almost un-

limited number of audio and audio-with-logic sig-

nals become available to the console. These sig-

nals can originate locally (by being connected di-

rectly to a console input) or they can be networked

signals that are physically connected to remotely

located VistaMax frames (typically located in the

terminal or rack room) or to other networked

RMX

digital

where in the facility.

To a console operator, a VistaMax system con-

sists of two parts: sources and destinations. A

source is simply an analog or a digital signal from

a satellite receiver, a Telco interface, a remote traf-

digital

and BMX

console is tied into a Vis-

digital

consoles located else-

fic feed, a processed mic, a digital delivery system

output, an ISDN output—any audio signal needed

in the facility that is plugged into a RMX

console, a BMX

card.

Once a source is connected, it can then be made

available to be selected for any number of desti-

nations. A destination is an output on a VistaMax

rack card, a channel on an RMX

a KSU card routed output.

Each channel strip in an RMX

a destination and, as such, can be allowed com-

plete access to every source in the entire VistaMax

system or, to simplify source selection, to a lim-

ited subset of sources deemed most valuable to

that channel. This can mean the channel is lim-

ited to only one source, as would typically be the

case with a mic input channel. Just how large a

selection list is shown when the source selector is

rotated is set by the session file.

Thus, accessing networked VistaMax signals is

done in the same manner as accessing any locally

connected input source: use the source selector

rotary knob to select a new source—which is

shown in the 10-character display, and while the

Next LED is lit, press

the new input for the channel.

Since each channel shares a single display for

the current source name and the next source name,

as soon as the source selector is turned, a Next

LED turns on to indicate the display is now show-

ing other available source names in alphanumeric

order. This same type of control is used to select

session files and select alternate monitor sources

for the control room and studio.

Once the desired source is shown in the display

and the Next LED is still lit, firmly press

select the new source. If the Next LED goes out

before

Take

current source name and no source change is per-

formed.

digital

console or a VistaMax rack

digital

Take

to select that source as

is pressed, the display reverts to the

digital

console or

console is

Take

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VistaMax sources can also be routed directly

by loading a session file with the desired VistaMax

sources preassigned to the input channels. Vis-

taMax sources can also be directed to in-room re-

cording devices by using a rack mount VistaMax

source selector panel in similar fashion.

To route a console signal to a VistaMax location

requires only that the source name be “published”

(which is a setup function that simply lists the

sources that each destination can select from).

When a destination has a source published to it,

that source name shows up in the next source list

as the source selector is turned on the console or

on a VistaMax selector panel.

For a more complete description of the VistaMax

audio management system, see the VistaMax

manual (Harris # 75-52).

TELCO / CODEC OPERATION

Up to six channels in an RMX

designated as Telco channels 1 - 6. The term Telco,

at least in the RMX

digital

, generically refers to

any type or model of remote send/receive device,

which includes telephone hybrids, satellite trans-

ceivers and ISDN codecs.

When a channel is set as a Telco, several changes

occur including activating two buttons on the

channel strip: AUTO F/B (Automatic foldback)

and TALKBACK (which lights up). Bus assign-

ments on Telco channels not only assign the chan-

nel input to one or more buses, they also affect the

foldback signal returned to the Telco device as

detailed in the following sections.

TELCO FOLDBACK MIX

There are two mono foldback signals (alternately

termed IFB, for Interruptible Foldback, or mix-

minus signals) associated with each Telco chan-

nel. One output adds talkback audio over the mix-

minus feed, while the second is a “clean feed” with-

out talkback. Either or both of these outputs may

digital

can be

be used in the console, depending upon how the

console was configuration during installation.

The Telco foldback signal with talk allows the

board operator to talk to any caller or remote by

pressing that channel’s Talkback button while talk-

ing to the caller or remote through the board

operator’s microphone (pre-fader and pre-switch).

The Telco channel’s clean feed output is typically

used as a guest headphone feed or as a remote site

program feed.

The bus source for the two foldback outputs is

indicated by the “winking” program or offline bus

assignment button on each Telco channel. The bus

used is determined by which buses are assigned

and by the status of the AUTO F/B button, which

when lit uses the Telco channel’s state (channel

On or Off) to automatically select which bus is

used as the foldback source.

All program bus foldback feeds are derived post-

switch and post-fader. The Offline bus foldback

feed is pre-switch and is set as pre-fader or post-

fader in the session file.

Auto-Foldback On

When the AUTO

F/B button is lit, as

shown adjacent, that

Telco channel’s

foldback mix auto-

matically toggles be-

tween an assigned

FOLDBACK SOURCE with AUTO F/B lit & channel On

FOLDBACK SOURCE with AUTO F/B lit & channel Off

program bus, while

the channel is On,

and the Offline bus,

while the channel is

Off, using this bus

priority:

While the Chan-

nel is On: PGM 1 is

the foldback mix

source. If it’s not as-

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signed, then the source is selected in bus order;

PGM 2, PGM 3, PGM 4, then Offline.

While the Channel is Off: The Offline bus is the

foldback mix bus. If it’s not assigned (unlit), then

there is no foldback audio—except for talkback.

Auto-Foldback On is the most common setting

for call-in contests or interviews where the caller

also goes live on-air. Typically, only the talent mic

channel and the caller’s Telco channel are assigned

to Offline. While the Telco channel is Off, the caller

can hear the talent thru their mic feeding the

Offline bus. The talent can hear the caller by lis-

tening to Telco monitor or by putting the Telco

channel into cue. In this setup, the talent mic is

live all the time it is assigned to Offline.

If, while the caller is waiting to go on-air, they

must listen to something like a “contest rules and

regulations” recording, then it is best to only as-

sign the recording playback channel and the caller

to Offline. The talent can then press the caller’s

Talkback button to talk to the caller, or can mo-

mentarily assign their mic to Offline to talk to the

caller without pressing Talkback.

When the caller then goes live on-air (the Telco

channel is On), the foldback automatically switches

to PGM 1 (assuming the air feed is the Program 1

bus) so that the caller hears everything else going

out on-air, but of course, minus their own voice.

Auto-Foldback Off

When Auto-Foldback is off (the AUTO F/B but-

ton is unlit), the Telco channel has a different bus

priority order for selecting which is the foldback

feed.

While the Channel is On or Off, the primary

foldback source is Offline. If it is not assigned, then

the program buses are selected in order: PGM 1,

PGM 2, PGM 3, PGM 4.

Auto-Foldback Off is the most common setting

for recording callers for later broadcast or for do-

ing a live remote

where a “broad-

cast” feed to the

remote site is re-

quired.

In a remote

Foldback Source when AUTO F/B is not lit

broadcast, when

the remote talent

goes between be-

ing off-air and

on-air, the

foldback mix

shouldn’t change.

In this case select

only PGM 1 on

the Telco channel

and the PGM 1

Channel status does not change the foldback source.

foldback will al-

ways be sent to the remote, regardless of whether

the channel is On or Off. If a special remote broad-

cast mix is required, construct it using the Offline

bus and it will be the foldback feed, regardless of

the program bus assignments and whether the

channel is On or Off.

TELCO RECORD OUTPUT

A two-channel Telco Record output, assigned

during console configuration, sends a “caller” on

the left output along with the “talent” on the right

output to an editor like a VoxPro®.

The “caller” output are those Telco channels that

are assigned as To Record Telcos by the session

file. The “talent” output is a base mix of one pro-

gram bus or the Offline bus (the source for the

base mix is set using a bus priority order, just like

how the foldback mix source is selected). Typi-

cally, just the talent mic channel is assigned to the

bus for the base mix, but any channels assigned

to that bus will be recorded.

The base mix bus is the highest priority bus

assigned on any To Record Telco—even if more

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Base Mix Source (feeds the right channel of the Telco Record Output)

Channel On/Off status does not affect the Telco Record Outputs

lower priority buses are assigned on more To

Record Telco channels.

As in creating the foldback mix, the bus prior-

ity order changes when any To Record Telco has

AUTO F/B On. Since multiple channels could have

AUTO F/B turned On, it is easiest to record call-

ers with AUTO F/B turned off on all Telco chan-

nels or only set one Telco as the To Record Telco.

To summarize, here are the two Telco recording

priorities and what happens in each condition:

AUTO F/B is off on all To Record Telco channels:

The Base Mix source is Offline. If it is not as-

signed, then the program buses are used in order;

PGM 1, PGM 2, PGM 3, PGM 4.

If Offline is the base mix source, then it doesn’t

matter whether the channels are On or Off, all To

Record Telco channels will be recorded (as shown

in the adjacent illustration).

If a program bus is the base mix source, then

the To Record Telco channel must be On to record

the caller. If a To Record Telco channel is Off, then

that caller is NOT being recorded.

Note: Offline feeds from non-Telco channels are

always pre-switch. They were set to Pre- or Post-

Fader during console setup. The Telco channels’

Offline bus feeds can be separately set for Pre- or

Post-Fader by session file settings.

The Telco Record bus should be in the CR moni-

tor selector list and may be assigned to a monitor

select button so it can easily be monitored since

this is the other method to verify the correct Telco

channels and talent signals are being recorded.

Recording Functions with Auto F/B

Off on all To Record Telcos

AUTO F/B is lit on at least one To Record Telco:

In this mode, the base mix source follows the

On/Off state of all of the To Record Telcos with

Auto F/B lit. When all of the Telcos with Auto F/B

lit are On, then PGM 1 is the primary base mix (if

it is not assigned then PGM 2, then PGM 3, then

PGM 4, then Offline is used).

When any To Record Telco channel, with Auto

F/B lit is turned Off, then Offline is the base mix

source and if it’s not assigned, no callers will be

recorded. This is summarized below.

TELCO RECORD OUTPUT SUMMARY

LEFT CHANNEL

CHANNEL

RECORDED

All Telco channels which are assigned TO RECORD by the session file.

RIGHT

All channels assigned to the Base Mix bus, including those Telco modules that are not assigned TO RECORD.

NOT

Any channel NOT assigned to the Base Mix bus.

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Recording Functions with Auto F/B

On—on any To Record Telco Channel

Base mix source when this channel is On since Auto F/B is lit.

Base mix source when this channel is Off since AUTO F/B is lit.

Telco 1 feeds the left channel of the Telco Record Output, regardless of channel On/Off status.

The Telco 1 channel On/Off status changes the base mix source between Offline (when Off ) and PGM 1 (when On).

Since Auto F/B is un-lit, this channel does not affect the base mix source.

This channel will NOT be recorded because the channel is Off (which unassigns it from the PGM 1 base mix, which is the record base mix, since Telco 1 is On).

If Telco 2 is turned On, then it will feed the base mix (PGM 1) and it will be recorded. Likewise, if Telco 1 is turned Off while Telco 2 is Off, then the Base Mix changes to Offline and Telco 2 will feed the left channel of the Telco Record Output.

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RMXd File Structure

The RMX

a single-board computer (SBC) with an integral

Flash Disk to store the operating system, configura-

tion files, setup files and user-created session files.

The SBC is part of the KSU Card assembly.

The RMX

• Sessions (.ses suffix)

• Macros (.mac suffix)

• Console setup (.ini suffix)

• Console configuration (.cfg suffix)

The RMXd

(File Transfer Protocol) server. This allows files to

be easily transferred between a networked Win-

dows® computer and the console using an FTP

program. A computer networked with the console

is generically referred to as the “setup computer,”

which serves as the editing interface for the RMX-

digital

Server files.

All .ini and .cfg files on the RMX

are maintained using VistaMax Control Center

(VMCC)—an editor program included on the 99-

5000 CD-ROM. It is installed and runs on the setup

computer. Using the program is covered later in

this chapter and in Appendix A.

Because RMX

system as BMX

frames, only one setup computer running VMCC

is required to maintain all of the files on all of the

VistaMax devices that are networked together in

the VistaMax LAN.

digital

Server physically consists of

digital

Server stores these file types:

igital

Server also functions as an FTP

digital

uses the same operating

digital

consoles and VistaMax

ration files must be properly saved into specific

folders to ensure proper operation. The following

screen shot shows the folders and files in the user-

accessible area of the flash disk. Except for

Release.txt, all RMX

within the Storage Card folder.

flash disk. Internet Explorer can be used, but FTP

Voyager, a dedicated FTP file management pro-

gram (a demo version is included on the 99-5000

CD-ROM), is recommended. The default factory

IP address assigned to each RMX

is 192.168.100.22. Enter this IP address into the

FTP Site address field in FTP Voyager in order to

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view the console files on a new console.

an nqx.ini file, and three other system files that

should not be changed. Inside the Data folder are

the SesFiles, SysFiles and Ref folders. The Ref

folder is never changed.

The RMX

Files and Folders on the RMXdigital Server

An FTP program is used to access the console’s

Inside the Storage Card folder is a Data folder,

digital

console’s setup and configu-

server files are located

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The SesFiles folder holds session and macro files.

The SysFiles folder holds these console config and

setup files: ROUTERS.INI, INVENTORY.TXT,

LOCAL_PUBLISH.CFG, EDGEDEVICE.INI,

SERVERID.TXT and, when the console is net-

worked in a VistaMax System, a device publish

file (Dx_PUBLISH.CFG) for other devices (con-

soles and racks) in the VistaMax community.

RMXDIGITAL SERVER FILES OVERVIEW

RELEASE.TXT

This text file—stored at the top level of the flash

drive, lists the operating system version, build

number and build date. This can be compared to

the current operating system build on the Harris

FTP site (see page 5-1 for access details). The

release.txt file looks like this:

VistaMax Platform Version 4.20 [SJP] CE.NET 4.2 + 2004 Q1 and Q2 QFEs applied

#build 439 - built 08:04:2005 @ 14:38.39

NQX.INI

This essential setup file is in the Storage Card

folder. It is read as the SBC starts after power up,

when the SBC Reset button is pressed or when

the SBC is reset via an FTP command.

The file stores the console’s IP address, server

name, device number and several other start-up

parameters. The file is maintained using VMCC.

The most commonly edited file entries are cov-

ered in on page 4-5, RMX

Server Configuration.

SESFILES FOLDER

The SesFiles folder holds all of the user-created

session and macro files, and the init.mac file,

which is a special macro file created and main-

tained using VMCC.

A session file is used to instantly change con-

sole channel settings for particular dayparts or for

specific applications like voice tracking, produc-

tion, newsroom use or on-air use. A session is cre-

ated by first selecting the channel sources and set-

ting the channel button assignments as required

for a particular daypart or application. Pressing

Save

on the Monitor Control panel saves these con-

sole settings as a new session file into the SesFiles

folder.

A session file is loaded into the console by first

using the Monitor Control panel’s rotary Session

Selector to alphanumerically list the .ses files in

the SesFiles folder. With the desired session file

name displayed, press

into the console. This reconfigures the channel set-

tings—except for those channels that are On, they

do not change to the new session settings until

they are turned Off to prevent any on-air signal

interruption.

Macro files are text files like sessions, but they

are not selected using the Session Selector. If a

board operator would need to load a macro they

can be assigned to a router channel, otherwise they

are loaded using FTP commands (either manu-

ally using FTP Voyager or automatically by using

the Task Scheduler program included on the 99-

5000 CD-ROM). Macro files have a .mac suffix.

Take

to load that session

PROVISIONED.HASH

This file is also in the Storage Card folder. It is

created by VMCC, which uses it to determine which

files are to be replaced when Distributing files.

Deleting this file will cause the next Distribute files

action to replace all files. This is equivalent to se-

lecting the Force Download option.

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INIT.MAC

This text file is a special macro file maintained

by VMCC. It loads automatically each time the SBC

starts up. It sets: default routes; default logic set-

tings and logic I/O bindings to audio sources;

monitor and meter selection button assignments;

mute codes; and various audio input settings.

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Editing session files as well as creating and ed-

iting macro files are covered in later sections of

this chapter and in Appendix A.

SYSFILES FOLDER

The SysFiles folder holds the remaining con-

sole configuration and initialization files. It also

has a number of files automatically maintained

by the RMX

persistence files (PF_xx.bin) that allow audio

routes to be automatically reestablished if power

is lost to the console.

The following descriptions cover user files in the

SysFiles folder:

SERVERID.TXT

This text file lists the ID number of the KSU

card’s Single Board Computer (SBC). It consists

of a single line of text:

Server ID is 123-456-789.

The number (e.g., 123-456-789) is the Server

ID for that particular SBC. This number can be

given to a Harris tech support representative in

order to receive a License Code (entered into

VMCC) to unlock optional extended features on a

specific console.

INVENTORY.TXT

This text file lists the Dual Fader panels plugged

into the console and how many DSP cards are in

the frame (the KSU card counts as one DSP). This

information is updated whenever the console is

restarted or a card or channel strip is removed or

changed. The inventory is also saved in the Map-

ping section of each session file.

Map_0_to_7=00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Map_8_to_15=08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 0f Map_16_to_23=20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Map_24_to_31=28 41 42 43 44 29 2a 2b Map_32_to_39=2c b1 b2 b3 ff 91 81 92 Map_40_to_47=82 93 83 94 84 ff b4 ff DSP=4

Typical RMXd-28 INVENTORY.TXT file contents

digital

server. These include route

Cards and control strips are listed by hex num-

bers (01 to 2c are the channel strips and phan-

tom channels, b1 to b3 are the three sections of

the Monitor Control panel, 81 to 84 and 91 to 94

are the 8-Input Expansion cards and the KSU’s

audio and logic connections). The numbers are the

hex equivalent of session file channel ID numbers.

ROUTERS.INI

This file, also maintained using VMCC, sets

which sources and destinations are available for

routing on a console. There are three sections to

the file: router definitions; source include list; des-

tination include list, as shown below:

[Routers] ; Router types supported: VistaMax Type_1=VistaMax ; [SrcInclude] Include_1_1=D3.225-231 Include_1_2=D11.173-233,257-291 ; [DstInclude] Include_1_1=D11.129-159,209-215

Headers ([Routers], [SrcInclude],

[DstInclude]) define the sections. [Routers]

sets whether a VistaMax or another type of router

is networked with the console. [SrcInclude]

(Source Include) lists all of the input signals that

could be shown on the channel strips’ source se-

lectors. In the example above, only signals 225-

231 on device 3 and signals 173-233 and 257-

291 on device 11 would be shown in the source

selectors.

DstInclude (Destination Include) lists the

destinations that are available to Edge Devices

served by the console. In the example, the only

destinations that would be shown on a VM-SDS

(source/destination selector) would be those on

device 11, destinations 129-159 and 209-215.

Each include statement line lists sources from a

single VistaMax device. However, when there are

a lot of sources from one device, there could be

multiple Include_x= statement lines for that

one device.

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EDGEDEVICE.INI

This file, maintained using VMCC, configures

edge devices (console or rack-mount source or

source/destination selector panels) that receive

their information from the RMX

digital

Server. An

edgedevice.ini file example, for a single VM-

SSD selector panel, is shown below:

[System] ;=========================================================================== ;TimeServerIP=192.168.100.11:123; ;LogServerIP=192.168.100.11:514; ; ;VMCommunityIP=234.5.6.7:5100;default value ; ;=========================================================================== [EdgeDeviceIndex] ;=========================================================================== EdgeDevice_1=00-60-35-01-e8-ff ; SS_1_6_Dst ; ;=========================================================================== [00-60-35-01-e8-ff] ; SS_1_6_Dst ;=========================================================================== EXEFile=rced/rced.tini ;Location of tini FTPServerIP=192.168.100.22 ;server IP address DeviceIP=192.168.100.201 ;edge IP address DeviceMask=255.255.255.0 ;Device mask GatewayIP=0.0.0.0 ;Gateway LogServerEnable=1 ;ServerName=RMXd_1; DeviceName=SS_1_6_Dst ;Edge device name VMServerIP=192.168.100.22:4001 ;IP add:port# ; Destination_1=D1.243 ; Include_1_1_1=D2.225-231 Include_1_1_2=D3.71,77,129,131 Include_1_1_3=D1.173,175,225,227,257-291 ; Include_2_1_1=D1.257-271 Include_2_2_1=D2.225 Include_2_2_2=D3.71,77,129,131 Include_2_2_3=D1.225 Include_2_3_1=D1.273-287 Include_2_4_1=D2.225-231 Include_2_4_2=D1.225,227,233,289,291 Include_2_5_1=D1.273-287,337,339 Include_2_6_1=D1.257-271 ; ;Button Assignments ============= Button_1_1=D3.71 Button_1_2=D3.129 Button_1_3=D3.131 Button_1_4=D1.225 Button_1_5=D1.273 Button_1_6=D1.275 ; Button_2_1=D1.245 Button_2_2=D1.247 Button_2_3=D1.249 Button_2_4=D1.251 Button_2_5=D1.253 Button_2_6=D1.255

Although edge devices are typically served by a

VistaMax frame, they can be served by a console,

as shown above. This is typically only done when

the controlled destinations are the console’s KSU

card outputs. As shown, a dual selector panel (VM-

SSD) is configured so that the left buttons (identi-

fied as Button_1_1 thru 6) are hot source keys to

control the source for destination 1 (signal 243:

the KSU B analog output). The right hand but-

tons are conversely set as six destination selectors

(Button_2_1 thru 6) for signals 245 - 255: the

KSU C and D analog outputs and the four KSU

digital outputs).

Each destination covered by the edge device has

an included signal list (identified by the Include_1

and the Include_2 entries). Again, all of these en-

tries are set using the VMCC program, covered later

in this chapter and in Appendix A.

LOCAL_PUBLISH.CFG

This file, again created by VMCC following the

parameter entries entered into the program, lists

all of the sources and destinations on the console

by their In Room Names. It further identifies

whether the signal is hidden or not and whether it

is stereo linked. The following example of a

local_publish.cfg file shows just a portion

of the KSU card audio signals:

;AudioSrc Card#: 46 src=161,MM1L src=162,MM1R src=163,MM2L src=164,MM2R src=165,{MM3,166 src=166,{MM3R src=167,{MM4,168 src=168,{MM4R ; ;AudioDst Card#: 46 dst=241,KSU A ALG,242 dst=242,{NA1R dst=243,KSU B ALG,244 dst=244,{NA2R dst=245,KSU C ALG,246 dst=246,{NA3R dst=247,KSU D ALG,248 dst=248,{NA4R

Each line identifies one signal as either a source

(src=) or a destination (dst=), along with two

characteristics: whether the signal is hidden and

whether it is mono or stereo. For example, the first

source shown: src=161,MM1L, identifies signal

161 as the left mix-minus signal for Telco 1. It is a

mono signal since the next entry (src=162,MM1R)

is not linked to the previous entry by a ,162 at

the end of the entry. Both signal 161 and 162 are

available and are not hidden (an open bracket, {,

placed in front of the name hides that signal from

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being selected or seen by the other VistaMax com-

munity devices).

The first destination signal that is shown

(dst=241,KSU A ALG, 242) identifies the sig-

nal as the A analog output of the KSU (signal 241);

that its displayed name is KSU A ALG; and that

the signal is stereo linked to the next signal (by

the ,242 at the end of the entry).

The “right channel” of the KSU A analog output

(dst=242,{NA1R) is hidden because of the { (open

bracket) in front of the signal name. On stereo sig-

nals the right channel is always hidden by default.

Dx_PUBLISH.CFG

As part of a VistaMax system, each console and

frame has a unique device number assigned in its

nqx.ini file. In order for a device to know what

sources are available from other devices, a Device

Publish file is created by VMCC in the form of

Dx_publish.cfg where x is the console’s de-

vice number. The example below shows the same

section as the local_publish file shown previously:

;AudioSrc Card#: 46 src=161,11.MM1 src=162,11.MM1R src=163,11.MM2 src=164,11.MM2R src=165,{11.MM3,166 src=166,{11.MM3R src=167,{11.MM4,168 src=168,{11.MM4R ; ;AudioDst Card#: 46 dst=241,11.NA1,242 dst=242,{11.NA1R dst=243,11.NA2,244 dst=244,{11.NA2R dst=245,11.NA3,246 dst=246,{11.NA3R dst=247,11.NA4,248

dst=248,{11.NA4R

VMCC distributes a device publish file to every

other device in the community. The file is like the

local_publish.cfg file except that the names

consist of: the Call Group entry (11 in the example

above), the community Name Radix entry (a pe-

riod in the example above) and the four-character

Community Name (as defined in the VMCC Sig-

nal Summary).

RMXd Server Configuration

Several software programs must be installed on

the setup computer in order to configure the RMX-

digital

server files. These programs are supplied

on the 99-5000 CD-ROM. They can also be down-

loaded from the Harris FTP site (see page 5-1 in

Maintenance for FTP access details).

COMMUNITY MONITOR

Community Monitor (CM) runs as a process on

the setup computer (it initially appears as only a

tray icon:

Show Monitor Display).

The Community Monitor listens to communi-

cations on the VistaMax LAN from all VistaMax

community members. It obtains such parameters

as IP address, device name and MAC address for

each community member. It also writes a text file

on the setup computer, Community

Monitor.txt, that identifies each community

member. This file is updated with each commu-

nity member change. Thus, CM should always be

run prior to inspecting a community in VMCC.

VISTAMAX CONTROL CENTER

The VistaMax Control Center (VMCC) is the user

interface for editing and maintaining the settings

of the various RMX

init.mac, edgedevice.ini, routers.ini,

local_publish.cfg and dx_publish.cfg)

so the console fits into a particular VistaMax com-

munity. This is covered in more detail throughout

the remainder of this chapter.

The VMCC program (icon:

up and maintains files for any RMX

sole—it also does the same thing for all VistaMax

community members (any RMX

digital

console, VistaMax rack or VistaMax edge

device connected to the LAN). It also automati-

cally updates each interdependent file when any

. Right-click on the icon and select

server setup files (nqx.ini,

) not only sets

digital

con-

digital

or BMX-

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change is made, automatically deciding how each

community member reacts to the new download

files—when the nqx.ini file is changed, the con-

sole must be restarted; when a publish file or the

routers.ini file is changed, an Init Router pro-

cedure must be run to read the new files; and an

Init RCED must be run to restart edge devices

when the edgedevice.ini file changes. VMCC

allows for staggered file distribution, so that on-

air consoles can be updated in non-drive time, even

if a production room has already been updated.

FTP VOYAGER

A program demo is included on the CD-ROM.

This is the best FTP file transfer program to use

on a VistaMax system. The program transfers ses-

sion and macro files between a console and the

setup computer, where they can be manually ed-

ited using Notepad, and then can upload them

back to the console or frame. The program is also

useful for downloading files from the Harris FTP

site.

3CDAEMON

This program has a syslogger to monitor the

VistaMax network operations. Another main func-

tion is to serve as a TFTP server so that new oper-

ating system code can be easily uploaded to a Vis-

taMax device during start-up.

Each of these programs has a readme.txt file on

the 99-5000 CD-ROM (and the FTP site) with full

installation and setup information.

CONFIGURATION PREREQUISITES

The following items are required before the

RMX

digital

Server can be configured for a spe-

cific VistaMax system:

• A setup computer running Windows® 98/

NT/2000/Me/XP with one 10Base-T or

100Base-T Ethernet port assigned to a fixed

IP address of 192.168.100.11.

• A crossover or a straight-thru CAT-5 cable

(depends upon the type of connection be-

tween the setup computer and the console).

• A fixed IP address that can be assigned to

the RMX

VistaMax local area network.

• An installed and working RMX

If unsure of network configuration procedures,

check with a network administrator.

There are the two methods of connecting the

setup computer to the RMX

Direct Connection

1 Connect a crossover CAT-5 cable between the

KSU card’s Ethernet connector and the

Ethernet port assigned to IP 192.168.100.11

on the setup computer.

Connecting Thru a Network Switch*

1 Connect a straight-thru CAT-5 cable from the

KSU card’s Ethernet connector to an open port

on the network switch.

2 Connect a straight-thru CAT-5 cable from the

Ethernet port on the setup computer to another

open port on the network switch.

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Server for use within the

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console.

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* A network hub could be used during installa-

tion, but it is not recommended for normal use.

Only a network switch should be used. Before

making this connection make sure that the

console’s IP address (the default address as-

signed at the factory is 192.168.100.22) does

not conflict with an existing network address.

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INITIAL CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE

This procedure requires that both CM and

VMCC be installed on the setup computer; that

the RMX

up using the factory IP setting of 192.168.100.22;

and that the setup computer and the RMX

are networked together.

1 Start Community Monitor

digital

console is installed and powered

digital

Click the desktop icon (

) on the setup com-

puter to start Community Monitor. This adds a

miniature icon to the taskbar tray. Right-click

on the tray icon to select Show Monitor Dis-

play. An example is shown below:

Community Monitor display

The new console should be shown in the dis-

play with an IP address of 192.168.100. 22. If

the console is not shown, then CM may be lis-

tening to the wrong Ethernet port on the setup

computer.

To change which port CM uses, click

then select

Setup

. If 192.168.100.11 is not

Options

shown in the Community Local IP address win-

dow, click the window’s down arrow, select that

address, then close and restart CM.

Once the new RMX

digital

console is shown

in the CM display, the setup computer is prop-

erly communicating with the new console.

2 Start VMCC (desktop icon: )

The first time VMCC starts up, no community

is displayed. Click the

New Community

Tools

menu and select

to start setting up a new com-

munity. Use the illustration below to identify

the VMCC user interface features.

The Editing pane, in the middle of the pro-

gram window, allows global parameters for the

VistaMax community to be set when the com-

munity name is highlighted in the Community

Explorer pane along the left side. These param-

eters include naming the new community and

changing the administrator address (which uses

the setup computer’s IP address: 192.168.

Menu items (File, Edit, Tools)

Community Name

Community Devices R = RMXdigital B=BMXdigital E= Edge device

Active Device (parameters shown in the editing pane)

Left Pane Activity Selection Tabs

Community Explorer Pane

Editing Pane

VMCC, graphical interface features

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Hide Summary Pane button

To Reorder Summary List, click #, Address, or Name

Saved Status Flag

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100.11). The other settings can be left at their

default settings at this time.

The Editing pane is also where configuration

parameters for the consoles, racks, panels, cards

and signals are shown and edited. Which set of

parameters are currently shown is set by high-

lighting the item in the Community Explorer

pane. The Explorer pane uses a tree structure

to expand and collapse items as required. Click

the + button next to a console name expands

its tree to show individual panels and cards and

a Signal Summary. Clicking the - button col-

lapses the tree, hiding the items.

Along the right side of the VMCC screen is a

Community Summary pop-open window that

lists the IP address, device number and name

for each community member. It is most often

used when creating a community or when add-

ing new community members. The Community

Summary can be hidden by clicking on the

upper right push-pin icon. The summary win-

dow can also be dragged to another location

within the main program window.

3 Inspect the VistaMax Community

Click the VMCC

Inspect Community

File

menu item, then select

. A community inspection

window opens to show all the VistaMax devices

detected—which in this case should be only one,

the new RMX

digital

console.

If the console is not found, then the VMCC

VistaMax Network Interface setting may need

to be changed under the

then select

the

Options

Administration

Tools

menu. Click

. In the Option window, click

tab. In the VistaMax Net-

work Interface list box, click the down arrow

to list the NIC cards on the setup computer.

Select the 192.168.100.11 card, click OK, and

reinspect the community.

Verify there’s a check mark under the Inspect

heading for the RMX

console (doubleclick the

Tools

box to add the check mark). Click the Inspect

button to inspect the console’s information. The

information line shows “done” when the inspec-

tion is completed. Click Continue to move to

the window showing the inspection results. With

a new console there will be no slot conflicts or

critical issues, so click the Accept button.

After a few seconds the console shows up as a

new community member in the Community

Explorer pane along the left side of the win-

dow. This pane shows each device in the Vis-

taMax community.

4 Edit Console Settings

Click once on the console’s name in the Com-

munity Explorer pane to highlight the name.

This switches the editing pane to show Device

parameters where a unique device name, unique

device number and a unique IP address for the

RMX

console are set.

Additional parameters, which affect how this

device interacts with the other consoles and

racks in the VistaMax community, are also set

in the Device pane. Setting the device param-

eters are covered in the Configuration Notes and

Tips later in this chapter.

5Provision Files

Once the console parameters are edited as re-

quired, the new settings must be used to create

new console configuration files. Creating the

configuration files is called Provisioning. Click

the

Provisioning

tab at the bottom of the Com-

munity Explorer pane to switch the display to

show the provisioning panes.

The provisioning panes have only two but-

tons at the top:

ing the

Provision

and

Distribute...

Click-

button creates the setup and

configuration files from the parameters entered

in the editing pane, as required for the console.

The provisioned files can be double checked in

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the middle pane by clicking the + button next

to the console name to drop down a list of the

setup files VMCC created.

Provisioned File List

for RMXdigital

Clicking on a file name displays the file con-

tents in the provision editor pane. Even though

files can be manually edited in the provision

editor pane, this should NOT be done on a nor-

mal basis as the edits will be overwritten the

next time the

Provision

button is clicked.

6 File Distribution

After double-checking the provisioned files,

the final step is to distribute the provisioned

files to the console. Clicking the

Distribute...

button opens a dialog box with the three dis-

tribution options: perform a normal console

download (where only changed files are re-

placed on the console); perform a force down-

load (where all console files are replaced by the

files provisioned by VMCC); or save the provi-

sioned files to the setup computer’s hard drive.

to the My Documents folder. If necessary, change

folders, then click

Save

. When Normal or Force

Download was selected, VMCC opens a Device

Specific Distribution window, while checking

that it can communicate with the various com-

munity devices. This window also lists the ac-

tion that will be taken after the files are distrib-

uted. To send the files the device must be en-

abled (doubleclick on the Enable boxes to add

a check mark).

Device-Specific Distribution List Window

Click

Distribute

to download the provisioned

files to the enabled devices. If nqx.ini has

changed (as shown above for BMXd_3), the

console will be reset. If Force Download was

selected in the previous screen, then every de-

vice will “Reestablish Device Identity (RESET).”

When the publish files have changed, then an

initialize router will be performed (as shown

above on VMaxRack9 and RMXd_11). If the

edgedevice.ini file has changed the an initialize

RCED (Remote Control Edge Devices) will be

performed so that the edge devices will read

the updated information.

File Distribution Selection window in VMCC

Click a radio button to select the distribution

method, then click the

Download is selected, a save dialog box opens

button. If Local

Now that a community has been created, add-

ing new community members is a matter of open-

ing up the community and, following steps 3 thru

6, add each new console or frame following the

recommendations and tips presented in the fol-

lowing sections. For additional information on

VMCC refer to Appendix A.

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CONFIGURATION NOTES AND TIPS

If a console is not networked with a VistaMax

system, it could continue to use the factory de-

fault IP address (192.168.100.22). In such a case,

a network switch is not required since the setup

computer could be directly connected to the con-

sole, using a crossover CAT-5 cable, whenever any

files require editing.

With multiple RMX

consoles, VistaMax racks and VistaMax Edge

tal

Devices networked together, it is essential that a

list of all devices on the VistaMax LAN be kept so

that nonconflicting IP addresses can be assigned

and set on each device before connecting them to

the network switch. Sequentially list network de-

vices (consoles, racks, edge devices, switches and

computers), assigning a unique IP address and,

for the consoles and VistaMax racks, assigning

unique device names and numbers (from 1 to 63).

Here is a suggested network addressing scheme,

using the default 192.168.100.xxx addresses, for

assigning devices in easy-to-remember blocks of

IP addresses:

Suggested IP Addressing for a VistaMax LAN

Networked Device IP Address

Network switches, local computers 192.168.100.1 up to .10

default TFTP server (setup computer)default TFTP server (setup computer)

default TFTP server (setup computer)192.168.100.11

default TFTP server (setup computer)default TFTP server (setup computer)

spare addresses 192.168.100.12 up to .21

default console IP addressdefault console IP address

default console IP address 192.168.100.22 *

default console IP addressdefault console IP address

spare addresses 192.168.100.23 up to .32

default Vdefault V

istaMax frame IP addressistaMax frame IP address

default V

istaMax frame IP address 192.168.100.33 *

default Vdefault V

istaMax frame IP addressistaMax frame IP address

spare addresses 192.168.100.34 up to .40

VistaMax frames 192.168.100.41 up to .49

VistaMax Intercoms 192.168.100.50 up to .100

Consoles (RMXd or BMXd) 192.168.100.101 up to .199

VistaMax Edge Devices 192.168.100.200 up to .299

* to avoid conflicts when adding a new console or frame,

do not assign these addresses to any LAN device.

Note: Major network communications problems

will occur if two devices are assigned the same IP

address and are plugged in together on the net-

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consoles, BMX

digi-

work. Always confirm all IP addressing choices

with a knowledgable network administrator.

Before the setup computer can access the RMX

Server, its IP address must be changed so it is in-

side the local subnet mask assigned to the RMX

Server. The default IP address for the console, as

shipped from the factory, is 192.168.100.22 with

a default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

Note: If the IP address has been changed and is

not known, it can be recovered using a serial port

connection. See Settings Recovery on page 4-27.

Contact a network administrator if additional

information is required to change the setup

computer’s IP address.

NQX.INI FILE SETTINGS

These are the nqx.ini file settings that are set

using the VMCC program (highlight the console

name in the Explorer pane to show these settings).

Device Name Enter a unique Device Name to

identify the console. It can have a maximum of

ten alphanumeric characters, but it cannot con-

tain spaces or any special characters. This en-

try sets the NAME= parameter in the nqx.ini

file.

Device Number Enter a unique number, from 1

to 63, to identify the console as a VistaMax de-

vice. The number used is typically related to

the console IP address (e.g., if the console IP is

set as 192.168.100.122, the device number

would be set to 22). This entry sets the

Device_number= parameter in the nqx.ini

file.

Device Address Each console and frame must

have a unique fixed IP address. The first three

octets (e.g. 192.168.100.xxx) are identical for

all devices in the system. The last octet identi-

fies the device. See the suggested IP Address-

ing Table adjacent for suggested addresses. This

entry sets the NET_IP= parameter in the

nqx.ini file.

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Subnet Mask Typically, the default subnet mask

(255.255.255.0) is left as is. Check with a

network administrator before making any

changes to the subnet mask.

Gateway Address This is normally left at the

default setting (0.0.0.0) to prevent external

access to the VistaMax LAN. Again, check with

a network administrator before making any

changes to the gateway address.

These are all of the entries that must be changed

by VMCC in order to add a new RMX

digital

con-

sole into an existing VistaMax community.

An additional entry (Licenses) may be required

if customized features must be unlocked. The Li-

cense Code is entered into the Licenses dialog box

located near the bottom of the console editing pane.

Device License Entry Box

There are two parts to a License Code: the fea-

ture name and the code number. The feature name

is the name of the License (automation, router,

control extension, etc.). The code number is a nine-

digit number (e.g., 123-456-789).

To obtain a License, the Server ID number for

the console (listed in the serverid.txt file) must

be given to a Harris Technical Services or Sales

Representative so that they can generate a License

Code for that specific RMX

digital

console.

CONSOLE SIGNAL SETUP

Having configured the nqx.ini file means the

RMX

digital

console can safely be networked with

other VistaMax devices in the community—but it

doesn’t mean the console is “ready for air” yet.

There are a number of source and destination

parameters that need to be set properly to inte-

grate a console into a VistaMax community:

1. In Room names, Community Names and sig-

nal descriptions can be edited to specifically iden-

tify the signals.

2. The signal mode (stereo or mono) needs to be

set. All user inputs and outputs defaults are ste-

reo (odd number signals are Linked to the Next

even numbered signal), but any could be changed

to mono.

3. Set whether a signal is Hidden (cannot be

seen by other community members). Hidden sig-

nals cannot be a routed source or destination.

4. Assign a Mute Code (to mute a monitor out-

put when the signal is active) on inputs.

5. Associate (or bind) audio inputs to logic I/O

connections for logic control of a remote panel or

a peripheral device when the audio signal is routed

to a channel strip.

6. Set any input gain trims (+15.5 dB or -16 dB

from 0 dBu in .5 dB steps).

7. Set whether the signal phase gets inverted.

8. Set whether the signal is added on various

Include Lists.

When the nqx.ini file is provisioned and dis-

tributed, the console automatically restarts so that

the file changes can take effect. Use Community

Monitor to verify the new console was setup cor-

rectly. CM will list the console name, device num-

ber and its IP address.

Signal Summary Pane in VMCC

Some of these settings are done in the Signal

Summary pane (shown above). To open it, click

the console name + button to open its tree, click

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the Signal Summary + button and then highlight

either Sources or Destinations. This pane is where

signal names are assigned, mono/stereo selection

is set and setting whether a signal is hidden or

available is made.

Additional signal settings are done in the signal

detail pane. This pane is opened by selecting a

specific source or destination signal. In the example

below, the KSU A Analog input is shown. To view

this pane, click the KSU-Audio I/O + button to

open the KSU tree, click the Sources + button,

then highlight the desired signal name.

Signal Detail Pane in VMCC

The following parameters can be edited in

either the Signal Summary pane or the Signal De-

tail pane:

In Room and Community Names, Description

The In Room Name identifies the signal in

the channel strip source selectors using up to

nine alphanumeric characters.

The Community Name is a four-character

name to identify the signal on other commu-

nity members’ console or edge device source

selectors. It follows the Call Group prefix (which

is set in the console pane) and the Name Radix

(set in the community pane).

The description helps to identify the signal to

other VMCC users.

To enter the signal names and definitions,

click on the In Room Name, Community Name

or Description and edit them as required. If too

many characters are entered or if an illegal char-

acter is entered, a red exclamation point and

error warning box will be shown so the error

can be corrected.

Name Length Error in VMCC

Signal Format (Stereo or Mono)

All AMP MOD IV audio connectors on the

RMX

carry two signals. By default, each is

set as a stereo connection, with the left signal

being assigned an odd signal number and the

right signal being assigned the next even signal

number. This ensures the two signals are treated

as one source or destination for proper phase,

timing and routing of the two signals.

This stereo relationship is set by a check mark

in the column

Link w/Next

. The check mark

sets the signal as stereo linked with the next

signal. Typically this is only done on the odd-

numbered signals so that a stereo signal is on

one connector.

To change a stereo signal into a pair of mono

signals, remove the check mark in the

column by double-clicking on it. The two

Link w/

signals will now be treated as two separate

mono signals. When a mono signal is routed to

a channel strip, it automatically appears on both

the left and right outputs of the channel strip.

Hidden Signals

Each console has many signals that are set

as Hidden. These include each stereo signal’s

right channel (which is hidden so that only the

left channel name shows up in source selectors)

and all of the internal console-only signals (sev-

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A Hidden signal has a check mark in the

Hidden

column. This means it is not available

to be added to any signal include list. For most

installations, the default settings for Hidden will

work fine. To change the Hidden status,

doubleclick on the check mark to remove it, or

doubleclick in the empty box to add a check

mark.

A quick way to set the check marks for an en-

tire console is to click once to highlight any col-

umn entry and then use the keyboard space bar

to check or uncheck that check box. Use the up

and down arrow keys to quickly move through

the list, pressing the spacebar as required to change

check mark status.

The following entries can only be set in the

Signal Detail pane:

Input Gain and Trim

Nominal console inputs are +4 dBu for ana-

log and -20 dBFS for digital. The Gain control

allows signals to be raised by up to +16 dB (to

compensate for an unbalanced analog input or

low signal level) or trimmed by up to -15.5 dB

(to compensate for hotter-than-normal outputs).

Gain and trim is set in .5 dB steps. Note that

gain and trim is set independently for each

channel of a stereo pair.

Invert Phase

A check mark in the Invert Phase box in-

verts the phase of the signal. Note that phase

invert is set independently on each channel of

a stereo pair.

Ready Controls Off Lamp

A check mark in the Enable box says that

this signal is coming from a peripheral device

like a CD player or a digital delivery system

with a Ready command output to indicate sta-

tus of the device. The Off lamp on the channel

strip that this signal is routed to will then be

controlled by the incoming Ready logic com-

mand. A solid Off light indicates the source is

ready to play. A blinking Off light indicates the

source is paused or that it has completed play-

ing the track or segment. Note that only the

left channel of a stereo pair needs to have the

Enable box checked.

Start/Stop Pulse Control

This setting is only used on signals from pe-

ripheral devices that are bound to logic. When

the channel strip that this signal is routed to is

turned On, a start pulse is output to start the

peripheral. Likewise, when the channel strip is

turned Off, a stop pulse is output to pause or

stop the peripheral.

The Start and Stop Pulse outputs are set for

one of four logic conditions: Local State Change

causes one pulse to be output whenever the

channel is changed from Off to On (one start

pulse is output) or from On to Off (one stop

pulse is output); Local or Remote Change per-

forms the same logic functions but it also re-

sponds to remote logic On/Off commands; Lo-

cal Actuation causes a start or stop pulse to be

output each time the On or Off button is pressed,

regardless of the channel state; Local or Re-

mote Actuation adds multiple start or stop pulse

outputs in response to remote logic On/Off com-

mands.

Room Code

This setting is only used with microphones

in order to associate the mic to a specific room

in the facility in order to properly mute moni-

tor outputs and trigger hot mic warning signs.

A Room Code (a number from 1 to 127) is

assigned to each room in the facility with mi-

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crophones. The appropriate Room Code is then

set on each mic input. When the mic is routed

to a channel strip, its room code is compared

with the assigned room codes on the console so

that the appropriate monitor output is muted

and the correct warning command is output

while the mic channel is On.

The remaining signal entries are set in the Con-

sole pane. Highlight the console name, then

scroll up or down to see these items.

Create Console Include Lists

Only those signals without checkmarks in the

Hidden column can be added to an include list.

An Include List is the master signal source or

destination list for a console. The source include

list sets which signals are available for routing

(e.g. which ones are shown in the source selec-

tor displays). The destination include list sets

which destinations can have signals routed to

them. This typically only affects edge devices

(e.g. Source Selector panels or Source/Desti-

nation selector panels) since the console does

not have any destination selection device.

Setting Signal Include Lists

To create the signal lists, first highlight a De-

vice name. All of the unhidden sources or des-

tinations on that device are shown in the Avail-

able Signals box. Using standard Windows se-

lection techniques, select the desired signals,

then click the double right arrow key (>>) to

add these signals to the Include Signals list. Re-

peat for the other devices. To remove any sources

from the Include List, highlight the signals then

click the double left arrow key (<<).

Select Monitor/Meter Include Lists & Sources

There are three columns of seven buttons on

the monitor module to select the Aux Meter

source, the Control Room monitor source and

the Studio monitor source. In addition, there

are two source selectors to select an alternate

source for the Control Room and the Studio.

Setting Meter and Monitor Include Lists

and Selector Button Sources

Each selector button is assigned a bus or a

routed signal in VMCC. Up to fifteen routed sig-

nals can be set for each Monitor and Meter In-

clude list. Any one of these routed signals can

then be assigned to a button. The ones not as-

signed to a monitor button are called up using

the monitor source selector controls.

Buttons have default sources assigned (PGM

1 thru PGM 4, Send, Real Air) by VMCC, but

any button can be reassigned, and relabeled, as

needed. The monitor and meter include lists are

set just like the console include lists by high-

lighting a device, selecting which signals should

be assigned, then clicking the double right ar-

row (>>) key to add them to the list. Note that

each of these lists can only have fifteen sources

in their include lists.

To remove any sources from the Include List,

highlight the signals then click the double left

arrow key (<<).

Assign Room Mute Codes

Each console has three monitor outputs that

can be muted (CR, Studio 1 and External) to

prevent “hot mics” from feeding back through

in-room monitor speakers. A numeric code

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(from 1 to 127), called the Room Code, is as-

signed to each room. When this code is also

assigned to a mic input, when that mic is routed

to a channel strip, and the channel is turned

On, the appropriate room output mutes.

Room Code Assignments

Note: the Studio 2 entry is not used in RMXdigital.

The room code entry boxes are just below

the Destination Include List entry.

Assign Real Air & Synthetic Air Sources

These two signal settings are found just be-

low the Room Mute Code settings. They are typi-

cally only set on on-air consoles that have a

several second profanity delay in the on-air sig-

nal path.

Assigning sources to these two signals tells

the control room monitor logic that it will au-

tomatically switch between the off-air signal

(called the Real Air source—used when no mic

channel is On), and a non-delayed signal (called

the Synthetic Air source—used whenever any

control room mic channel is On). The Synthetic

Air source can simply be set to the PGM 1 bus,

but more often it is the output of a backup air

processor that simulates the processed sound

of the Real Air signal.

If no source is set in the Synthetic Air selec-

tion box, then automatic signal switching does

Assigning the Synthetic Air

and the Real Air Sources

not occur. Both Real Air and Synthetic Air de-

fault to PGM 1 if there are no selections made.

To use automatic monitor switching, Real Air

must be used as the control room monitor

source. It is the default signal assigned to the

top button on the monitor selection buttons.

Assign Ext. Cue & Ext. Talk to CR Sources

These two signal selections—just below the

Real Air source selection box, assign two con-

sole or system inputs as the sources for an Ex-

ternal Cue input and an External Talk to Con-

trol Room input.

Assigning the External Cue and External

Talk to Control Room Sources

The External Talk signal could be from a Vis-

taMax intercom or from another switched

source. The External talk to Control Room sig-

nal is automatically routed to Phantom chan-

nel 3 to the Talk to CR bus, while the External

Cue signal is automatically routed to Phantom

channel 4 to the Cue bus. The phantom chan-

nels are controlled by the Ext. Cue and Ext.

Talk to CR logic signals on the Cue/Talk/Ext

logic connector (see page 2-22 for connection

details).

Set Operational Parameters

There are seven operational functions that are

turned on by checking each function’s Enable

box (see illustration on the next page).

When Show Meter Average is checked, the

peak display is not shown on the meters. When

Offline Signal Post Fader is checked, the chan-

nel fader affects the offline bus levels. Un-

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checked, the offline bus

is pre-fader. When Cue

Cancels With On is

checked, turning any

channel On turns off

Setting Operational

Parameters and

Output Sample

Rates

Cue on that channel.

When Cue Lamp Blink

is checked, the cue but-

tons blink while active.

When Cue Headphone

is Split is checked, the CR Headphone audio is

split and summed, with one ear having the

monitor source and the other having cue. When

it is unchecked, cue is fed in stereo to the head-

phones, cutting off the monitor signal. When

Talkback to Cue is checked all Talk to CR sig-

nals also feed the cue speaker. When Dim Moni-

tors on Talkback is checked, the monitors dim

by 12 dB while Talk to CR is active.

Just below the seven check boxes are five out-

put sample rate selection boxes. They set the

sample rate for these digital outputs: the first

two KSU outputs (A and B), the first two pro-

gram outputs (PGM 1 and PGM 2) and the

Send output. Each can be set for either 48 kHz

or 44.1 kHz. The other digital outputs have a

fixed 48 kHz sample rate output.

tions, a session file on another device will also

need to be loaded, so it is also entered here.

In the example, mix-minus.ses is a setup

file on device 3. It will be loaded after the

daypart_0.ses file loads on the local con-

sole (the Device # 0 entry indicates the file is

on the local device).

ADDITIONAL VMCC INFORMATION

Appendix A has additional details on using VMCC

to accomplish various system setup tasks. Examples

of system design and console setup commands are

also presented with additional session file and macro

file information beyond that covered in the remain-

ing section of this chapter.

Chain to a Session File

After the operating system completes loading

at console start up, the init.mac file is loaded.

In the init.mac file, there’s a Chain Files section

where one or more session files can be listed to

automatically load after init.mac. Typically,

this is for a setup file to load that configures

the console for its standard function (air, pro-

duction, voice tracking, etc.). In some applica-

Chain Files Entry Box

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Session Files

Session files are text files with the suffix .ses.

Pressing

the current console settings and source selections

as a new session file in the SesFiles folder on the

RMX

SesFiles).

saved, however, since every session saved to the

SesFiles folder is listed in alphanumeric order on

the Session Selector, only active session files should

be keep in this folder. Periodically use the setup

computer to delete old or unused session files from

the folder using FTP Voyager. Old sessions and

engineering test sessions could be kept in a folder

created inside the SesFiles folder since session files

in this folder are not seen by the operator.

console’s assignment buttons to reflect a particu-

lar console function (e.g., a morning show, a mid-

day program, an interview show, etc.). The button

settings and source selections are then saved into

a new session by pressing

Control panel.

nel strip button settings and source names are saved

to a new session file. If no session was loaded, the

new session has the default file name:

undefined.ses with a numeric suffix (e.g.,

undefine01.ses, undefine02.ses, etc.).

used is the current session name with a numbered

suffix. Since session names are limited to 10 alpha-

numeric characters, the original session name will

be truncated as required (as in undefine01.ses)

to add the numbered suffix.

Save

on the Monitor Control panel saves

digital

Server (storage card/DATA/

There is no limit to the number of session files

A new session is created by first setting the

Save

on the Monitor

Each time

Save

is pressed, all of the current chan-

If a session was previously loaded, then the name

Use a text-only editor (Windows® Notepad) to add

or update any session settings (e.g., changing the

default channel source, adding button lockout in-

formation, etc.). This same computer could also be

used to perform other session management duties

like renaming or deleting session files.

MAKING A TEMPLATE SESSION

To simplify creating new sessions, it’s recom-

mended that a session file be created with the most

common settings used on the console including

channel source selections and button lockouts. This

session file can then be placed in the SesFiles folder

and used as a template to create new sessions by

first Taking the template session, adjusting the

settings and then pressing Save to create a new

session file. The session file would then be renamed

using the setup computer.

The next sections cover recalling and loading

sessions, saving sessions, downloading sessions for

editing on a LAN-connected computer and up-

loading the sessions back to the RMX

for operator use.

Recalling and Loading a Session

Use the Session Selector on the Monitor Control

panel to find previously saved session files in the

SesFiles folder on the Storage Card. Session files

are listed in alphanumeric order in the bottom line

of the session display.

Session Currently loaded

Selected Session

Session Selector

Take button

digital

Server

EDITING SESSION FILES

Once a session is saved, any LAN-connected com-

puter can retrieve and edit the .ses file as required.

Save button

Monitor Control panel,

Session File Controls

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Rotate the Session selector clockwise (CW) to

move up through the list. Rotate it counterclock-

wise (CCW) to move down through the list. When

the desired session is shown in the bottom line of

the Session display, press the Take button to load

the session.

For example, to recall and load the “undefined”

session file, which is a session file that ships with

the RMX

digital

1 Use the Session Selector to find and display

UNDEFINED in the bottom line of the ses-

sion display.

2 With UNDEFINED shown in the bottom

line, press the Take button to immediately load

the session.

Note: When a session is loaded using the

Take button, any channels currently On are

not immediately affected by the new session

information. Instead, those channels’ On but-

tons flash to indicate changes to that channel

are pending. When a pending channel is then

turned off, the changes from the new session

file are loaded and take immediate effect.

Creating and Using a Template Session

1 Load the undefined session following the steps

in the preceding section.

2 Assign buses and change any channel buttons

and input sources to the most common settings

for the RMX

Note: Session files save all channel button set-

tings, but rotary knob and fader settings are

not saved as part of the session file.

3 Press the Save button to save the channel set-

tings. A new session file, named undefine01, has

been saved to the RMX

will become the template session file for this

console.

Note: A new session is automatically given a

name based on the name of the session that

was loaded when the Save button was pressed.

digital

console.

digital

Server. This file

The newly created template session

(undefine01.ses) now contains the standard

console surface settings. To add lockout informa-

tion, or to rename this file, it must be downloaded

from the RMXd

igital

Server to a setup computer

for editing.

Note: The RMX

digital

Server must be connected

to and configured for a network before the tem-

plate session can be downloaded.

Downloading Sessions

Before downloading the new template session

to the setup computer, create a Session Files folder

to save files while editing and then uploading back

to the RMX

To download a session from the RMX

digital

Server.

digital

Server to a setup computer:

1 Start FTP Voyager.

2 In the connection window, select the console,

then click Connect.

If the setup computer has never connected to

the console, click

New Site

, then enter the

console’s name and IP address in the entry

boxes, as shown below:

FTP Voyager Connection Dialog Box

Click Connect to connect and display the

console’s file tree, as shown below:

RMXd Server Files using FTP Voyager

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3 Open the Storage Card folder, then the Data

folder, then the SesFiles folder. The folder’s con-

tents were shown on page 4-1.

Note: Create a shortcut to go directly to the

SesFiles folder in FTP Voyager by clicking

then

Folder Shortcuts

. Click

Add

and then type

Tools

the SesFiles path name into the Path entry box:

Storage Card/Data/SesFiles. Click

to close the entry box and click OK to accept

the new shortcut. A green SesFiles folder is now

shown in the file tree. Clicking once on this

folder opens the SesFiles folder.

4 Copy the session template file that was just

saved (undefine01.ses) to the Session Files

folder created on the setup computer.

Editing and Renaming Session Files

After downloading the undefine01.ses file,

use Notepad® to open up the session file and add

any channel button lockouts (which prevent one

or more channel buttons from being changed by

the operator) and other changes as required. Af-

ter editing this file, use

more descriptive name (e.g., template.ses).

Note: Session files can also be renamed using

standard Windows® functions (e.g., right-click the

file name and choose

on the name to highlight it. This can be done us-

ing Windows® Explorer on the setup computer or

while viewing the RMX

using FTP Voyager.

To edit/rename the new template session file:

1 Use Notepad® to open the local copy of

undefine01.ses.

2 Edit the file as required.

Note: See Session and Init.mac Files (start-

ing on the next page) for more information

on editing session files.

3 Save the file with a new name, such as

template.ses. This name, minus the .ses

extension, is what appears in the session dis-

Save As. . .

Rename

digital

to give it a new,

) or click, pause, click

Server’s FTP site

play as the Monitor Control panel’s Session Se-

lector is rotated.

Note: Session names can have up to ten al-

phanumeric characters, but cannot use spe-

cial characters (spaces and underlines are

OK). Upper and lower case letters can be used

to name the file, but all file names appear in

upper case letters in the session display. The

file name must have .ses added to the name

in order to be recognized as a session file.

4 Upload the renamed file to the RMX

digital

Server following the steps in the next section.

Uploading Sessions

To use an edited session file, it must be uploaded

to the RMX

plate file (template.ses) that was created can

be uploaded and then used as the basis for creat-

ing new session files. The template session file must

be uploaded into the SesFiles folder on the RMX-

digital

tension .ses.

To upload the template session file to the RMX-

digital

1 Open the RMX

not already open, and navigate to the SesFiles

folder.

2 Copy the template.ses file from the local com-

puter to the SesFiles folder on the RMX

Server’s FTP site.

3 Dial up and take the TEMPLATE session to

load it into the RMX

that all of the settings and input sources are set

correctly before using it as a template for creat-

ing other sessions.

digital

Server’s FTP site. The new tem-

Server’s FTP site. It must have the file ex-

Server:

digital

Server’s FTP site, if it is

digital

console. Confirm

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Session and Init.mac Files

A session or init.mac file has these sections:

• General File Information

• Channel Source Selector Settings

• Channel Button Settings

• Channel Button Lockouts

• Channel Mapping

In order to identify specific channels or signals

in the system, two numbering systems are used:

channel IDs and signal IDs.

CHANNEL ID NUMBERS

RMX

digital

components (channel strips, moni-

tor control sections, audio inputs, audio outputs,

and logic I/O ports) are assigned unique ID num-

bers, based upon their position in the mainframe

or by the card or panel that they reside on, to spe-

cifically identify local signals.

The Universal Dual Fader channel strips are

numbered from the left end of the frame (number

01) to the right. The maximum number of Univer-

sal channel strip numbers is 32 because there are

also four “phantom” channels available on the KSU

(28 channel strips could be installed on the

RMX

-28, plus the four phantom channels).

The channel strips set as Telcos are numbered

separately from their sequential channel strip num-

ber. The six Telco channels are assigned channel

ID numbers 81 to 86. See page 2-3 for informa-

tion on setting a Universal Dual Fader channel as

a Telco channel.

ID Numbers

Type Channel # Assignment Method

Universal channels 1 to 32* CAT-5 cables, left to right Monitor Control 33 to 35 Next to last CAT-5 cable Effects panel (future) 47 Last CAT-5 cable Audio Inputs/Outputs 37, 39, 41, 43 8-Input Exp cards and KSU Logic Inputs/Outputs 38, 40, 42, 44 8-Input Exp cards and KSU Telco Channels 81 to 86 As set by their rotary switches * there can be a maximum of 28 channel strips installed plus the

four phantom channels, which are numbered 29, 30, 31 and 32

Since similar channel ID numbers are likewise

assigned to BMX

digital

console components and

to the audio and logic I/O connections on the Vis-

taMax frames, when a channel ID is used to iden-

tify a network signal, the channel ID number must

be proceeded with Dx, where x is the device num-

ber of the console or frame where that signal re-

sides. Here’s an example of how channel ID num-

bers are used on a networked console:

[Router_81] Include_1=D1,65-96 Include_2=D2,337-352

In the section of the daypart_0.ses file shown

above, the two Include lines set the available

sources shown on the source selector for Router

81 (e.g., Telco 1). Include_1=D1, sets the sources

on device 1 that can be selected (which in the ex-

ample are the 32 inputs on the I/O card in slot 1

of a VistaMax frame, set as device 1).

Include_2=D2, sets the sources that can be

selected from device 2, which in this case is the

RMXdigital console. 337-352 are the analog and

digital inputs on the KSU card.

GLOBAL SIGNAL ID NUMBERS

Each signal in a VistaMax system can be

uniquely identified through using the Dx (device

number) plus the local channel ID number. This

makes things easy for the end user since every sig-

nal (like the PGM 1 bus signal which is 225 on

every console) just needs the device number fol-

lowed by the local number. To the system, how-

ever, the fastest method is to use global ID num-

bers, a unique number assigned to each possible

signal in a VistaMax system.

In effect, these Global ID numbers precisely

identify the origination or destination of each sig-

nal since included the number also indicates the

console’s or frame’s device number by the Global

number. Thus every audio and logic signal on ev-

ery KSU card and every 8-Input Expansion card,

as well as every console bus signal (which includes

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each routed channel strip signal and the four

‘phantom’ channels available in the KSU) has a

unique Global ID number.

As an example, the Global IDs for sources and

destinations, on an RMX

digital

console set as de-

vice 1, are numbered from 65665 (for audio In-

put 1 left, on the left-hand 8-Input expansion card

in a RMX-28 frame) to 65904 (RMX

digital

Pro-

ducer Mic input). The same signals, on an RMX-

digital

console set as device 2, have Global ID

numbers from 131201 up to 131440, while the

signals on device 63 (the highest device number)

are assigned Global ID numbers from 4128897

to 4129136.

These Global ID signal numbers are used by

the system to define “Takes” which route one source

to one destination.

A Global ID Number Calculator is included on

the 99-5000 CD-ROM and they are also available

from the Harris FTP site (see page 5-1 for ac-

cess) in the customer_support/rmxdigital folder.

The calculator is an Excel file that lists Global ID

numbers by entering the console’s device number.

INFORMATION SECTION

The information section begins with the header

[Information]. This section has a channel ID

number chart along with a brief default descrip-

tion of the file. The description must be manually

edited to describe how or why the session file was

created (e.g., sets the console to prere-

cord network feeds).

To change the file description, scroll down to

the line that begins with Description=. Edit

the existing description. If required, additional

notes can be placed anywhere in the session file

following a ; (semicolon). Any text proceeded by

a ; are comments used to clarify the session file.

BUTTON SETTING SECTIONS

Every channel strip button has their own sec-

tion in the session file where the button state for

each channel strip can be preset when the session

file loads. The default settings in the

undefined.ses file for all buttons is =0, which

sets the button state as Off. Settings that require

other types of entries are typically also undefined.

Although the on/off settings could be manually

edited—by changing each =0 setting to =1, it’s

generally far easier to simply set the buttons to

their desired states (on or off) on the control pan-

els and then use the Monitor Control panel Save

button to save all the button states at one time

into a new session file. This session file can then

be edited for use as a template for creating session

files for daily use.

However, there are a few button entries that have

to be manually edited as they do not have control

surface buttons. These include the sections [ON],

[TelcoRecord], and [TelcoMonitor]. These

are covered separately in the sections that follow.

[On]

Normally, there are no entries listed in this sec-

tion since this section affects what happens when

a session file loads. With no entries, all channels

that are Off immediately load the settings from

the new session file. All channels that are On go

into pending and do not load their new settings

until the channel is manually turned Off.

However, entries in this section override this

default method of changing sessions—forcing

channels On or Off automatically when the ses-

sion is taken.

For instance, if the On section looks like this,

[On] Channel_1=1

Channel_2=0

when the session file is taken, channel 1 is imme-

diately turned On with the new session settings,

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while channel 2 is immediately turned Off—even

if the channel is on-air.

Typically, there are no entries under the [On]

heading unless the console is being setup for non-

attended operation (e.g. slaved to a digital deliv-

ery system).

[TelcoRecord] and [ TelcoMonitor]

Each Telco channel can be assigned to the Telco

Monitor bus and/or to the Telco Record bus un-

der these two sections. To assign the Telco chan-

nel, the default setting (=0) is changed to =1. This

sets that Telco channel as active on that bus as in:

[TelcoRecord] Channel_81=1 Channel_82=0 Channel_83=0 Channel_84=0

This sets Telco channel 1 (ID # 81) as feeding

the Telco Record output, while the other Telco

channels do not feed the Telco Record output.

SESSION FILE SECTION SUMMARY

Within each of these sections, each channel but-

ton can be set either On (=1) or Off (=0) when the

session file loads:

• [Cue] Sets whether cue is on or off for

each channel.

• [Send_1] Sets whether the channel is as-

signed to the send bus.

• [Prog_1, Prog_2, Prog_3, Prog_4] Sets whether the channel is assigned to any

of the Program buses.

• [Offline_1] Sets whether the channel

is assigned to the Offline bus.

• [Send_1_PF] Sets whether the channel’s

send feed is pre-fader or post-fader (default).

• [Send_1_PS] Sets whether the channel’s

send is pre-switch or post-switch (default).

• [PanBalance] Sets whether the channel’s pan/balance control is on or off.

• [TelcoAuto] Sets whether the Auto Foldback feature is on or off for each Telco

channel.

• [TelcoRecord] Sets whether the Telco

channel feeds the Telco Record bus.

• [TelcoMonitor] Sets whether the Telco

channel feeds the Telco Monitor bus.

• [Mode] Sets the channel’s default mode.

This section has four values: Stereo (=0),

Left only (=1), Right only (=2), or Mono

Sum (=3).

• [local_cough] Sets whether the On but-

ton functions as a cough button when the

channel source is a mic and it is On. Press-

ing and holding the On button removes the

mic’s audio from all assigned buses.

• [timer_reset] Sets the channel to re-

set the event timer, when the timer’s Auto

button is lit, when the channel is turned

On. If Auto is not lit, or if the entry is =0,

then there is no timer reset at channel on.

• [fader_start] Sets the channel to au-

tomatically turn on when the fader is moved

up from full off and to turn off when moved

back to full off. =0 means fader movement

does not affect on/off status.

• [port_event_card_x] Commands a

logic output for any Assignable logic con-

nector on the KSU (card_4) and the three

possible 8-Input Expansion cards (card_1,

card_2, card_3).

There could be up to sixteen line entries

under the heading: port_event_j=k to

define each port. j is the port number (from

1 to 16) with the event function k (0 is a

null event and 1 is a trigger).

CHANNEL LOCKOUT SECTION

This section sets whether any channel buttons

are locked out, preventing changes to the session

file settings by the board operator. Channel lock-

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outs are typically set for unattended console op-

eration or when a special console setup must be

maintained.

The channel lockout template section begins

with [ChannelLockout_0].

Setting Channel Lockouts

1 Copy the entire channel lockout section of the

session file. It begins with ChannelLockout_0

and ends with PanBalance=0.

2 Paste the copied channel lockout section back

into the session file. Although it can be pasted

anywhere in the file, it is recommended that all

of the channel lockout sections be kept together

in one area of the session file.

3 Replace the 0 in the pasted section’s heading

(ChannelLockout_0) with the channel num-

ber that needs the lockout information. Refer

to the Channel ID Number table on page 4-20

for which number to use for each channel.

For example, to add lockout information for

the left most Universal Dual Fader channel,

change the header Channel Lockout_0 to

ChannelLockout_1. To add button lockout

information for the Telco 2 channel, change

Channel Lockout_0 to Channel Lock-

out_82.

4 Edit the channel lockout section as needed.

Each button is locked separately. To allow the

button to be changed by the operator, leave the

setting for the button as 0. To lockout that par-

ticular button, change the setting to 1.

5 Repeat steps 1 - 4 for each channel that re-

quires any buttons to be locked out.

MAPPING SECTION

The mapping section [Mapping] lists the

RMX

digital

channels, as detected at the time the

session was saved, in a table. The section is auto-

matically rewritten by the RMXd

each save so it should not be edited.

igital

Server at

The table entries are in hex, with Map_0 being

a reserved position listed as 00 for no channel de-

tected. Map_1 up to Map_28 identify whether a

channel strip is installed. Channel strips are num-

bered sequentially from 01 to 2c. Channel strips

set as Telco channels are numbered 41 to 46.

Map_29 up to Map_32 identify the four phan-

tom channels in the KSU card.

Map_33 to Map_35 identify the Monitor Con-

trol panel sections as b1 to b3. Map_36 will al-

ways be ff for no channel detected.

Map_37 and Map_38 identify the KSU card

audio and logic. Map_39 through Map_44 iden-

tify the optional 8-Input Expansion cards. The

entries in these sections are 81 to 84 for the logic

section and 91 to 94 for the audio sections.

Map_47 identifies the optional Effects card as

ff when no card is detected.

The channel map ends with DSP=x. The num-

ber listed is one more than the physical number

of DSP cards installed since the KSU has DSP.

Thus, an RMX

-4 will show DSP=1 even though

no separate DSP card is installed.

ROUTER ASSIGNMENT SECTIONS

Each console is assigned a unique device num-

ber by the nqx.ini file during start-up. Though

typically left at device=1 for non-networked con-

soles, when multiple RMX

VistaMax frames are networked together, each

must have a unique device number assigned (from

1 to 63) to distinctly identify its signals to the other

networked devices. The device number is used to

create the Global Signal ID number that uniquely

identifies every signal in a networked system.

RouterCommand

The Global signal ID numbers are predomi-

nantly used in the ‘Take commands’ section of the

session file or init.mac file to identify sources

digital

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and destinations. The section header [Router

Command_1], is used in the init.mac file to set

up the default routing for the audio and assign-

able logic connections on the KSU and 8-Input

Expansion cards by ‘taking’ or routing each source

to a DSP destination.

A typical [Router Command_1] section on a

RMX

-4 is shown below:

[RouterCommand_1] take_1=65873,65745 ; KSU A ALG to KSU channel 1 take_2=65875,65747 ; KSU B ALG to KSU channel 2 take_3=65877,65749 ; KSU C ALG to KSU channel 3 take_4=65879,65751 ; KSU D ALG to KSU channel 4 take_5=65881,65753 ; KSU A DIG to phantom fader 29 take_6=65883,65755 ; KSU B DIG to phantom fader 30 take_7=65885,65757 ; KSU C DIG to phantom fader 31 take_8=65887,65759 ; KSU D DIG to phantom fader 32

Each Take command (take_x=source,

destination) must be listed in numerical or-

der and be on separate lines. Signals can be iden-

tified by their Global signal IDs, as shown above.

65873 identifies the signal as the KSU card A

analog left channel in the console assigned as de-

vice number 1. The 65745 identifies that it goes

to “input 1” of the DSP in the KSU card.

Up to sixty-four of these Take commands can

be listed in numeric order in any one session file

to route sources to destinations. This routing oc-

curs when the session file is loaded (unless a chan-

nel strip is On, in which case it is pending until

the channel is turned off).

Routes assigned by a session file are continu-

ously maintained until another session file is

loaded that changes the routing or until a new

source is selected on a channel strip, by using a

FTP command or by using an Edge Device. All

routes are held, even if the console is turned off or

loses power, by a “persistence file” that gets up-

dated after every route is taken.

In previous examples, one source has been

shown being routed to one destination, but any

one source can be routed to any number of desti-

nations by adding separate Take command lines

from that source to the other destinations.

Include Lists

A source can only be routed or selected on a

channel strip source selector if it’s a source listed

on the console’s Source Include List, which is

stored in the console’s routers.ini file. The

Source Include list (its header is [srcinclude],

is created and maintained using VMCC. It must

list every signal that may be required to be routed

on a console.

Since this list could include every signal from

every device in the VistaMax community, the in-

clude list could have several hundred sources. This

would make finding the desired source very diffi-

cult for the board operator.

To limit the total number of sources shown on a

channel’s source selector, each channel can have a

channel-specific source list assigned by the ses-

sion file. It should include only those sources re-

quired for a particular daypart or application. In

most applications, some channels will keep all

sources available while others will have specific

subsets with only the required signals listed.

It should be noted that once a channel has been

assigned a channel-specific include list, that list

will be used for subsequent sessions, unless a dif-

ferent channel-specific include list is specified for

that channel. To return the list to the master in-

clude list, the channel-specific include list would

have this command: include_1=all.

The following is an example of the channel-

specific include lists for four channels set as Telcos.

In this example Telco 1 (channel ID 81) and Telco

2 (channel ID 82) are active, while the Telco 3

(channel ID 83) and 4 (channel ID 84) entries are

file placeholders since they are not assigned:

[Router_81] Include_1=D1,65-96,161-192 Include_2=D2,257-272,337-352, Take=65873

[Router_82] Include_1=D1,65,67,69,71,73 Include_2=D2,257-272 Take=macro_2

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[Router_83] Take=0

[Router_84] Take=0

The Take= line sets the source for the channel

strip when the session file loads, with Take=0 or

Take=-1 routing silence. The Take command can

also call a macro file, as shown in Router_82. A

macro is a mini-session file, with a .mac suffix,

that is called from within a session file of via FTP

commands. In this case, the file macro_2.mac is

called up in order to set up a special mix-minus

feed for Telco 2.

The include statements (Include_x=Dy,

channel number range) set a range of sources,

or individual sources separated by commas, that

can be selected by the channel strip listed in the

section heading (e.g.,[Router_81]). Each include

line must be listed in numeric order, where x equals

1 in the first line, then 2, 3, and so on. Typically,

all the sources for one device are listed on a single

line, but they could be divided into separate entry

lines to make it more legible for someone editing

the session file contents.

The y entry (as in =D1) is the device number. In

the example, there are two devices in the system

that the Telco 1 and Telco 2 channels can select

sources from: D1 (device 1) and D2 (device 2).

Channel ID numbers identify the available

sources just like they identify the section head-

ings. A table listing of the Channel Number As-

signments is on page 4-20.

INIT.MAC SECTIONS

The init.mac file sets up the console for daily

use. Any init.mac section listed here could be

inserted into a session file and manually changed

to override the default console settings for a par-

ticular daypart or application.

The init.mac file is maintained and edited

using VMCC, so none of these entries are manu-

ally edited in the init.mac file:

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• [room_code_mute] Assigns a room code

for the three console destinations: control

room, studio 1 and external. There is also a

definition for Studio 2, but that is not used

by RMX

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• [room_code_card_x] Assigns a room

code to a console input. This identifies mic

inputs by their room location. The code is

used to control which monitor output

mutes, and which warning command or

tally is output, when the channel an input

is assigned to is turned On.

• [system_properties] This section sets

various global properties for the console.

When the entries are set to =1: the meters

display average signals only; the cue is can-

celled with channel On; the cue button

LEDs blink when active; and the offline sig-

nal source is post-fader.

[system_properties] ;0=not selected meter_average_only=0 cue/solo_cancel_w_ON=0 cue_lamp_blink=0 offline_sig_post=0

• [monitor_properties] This section

sets various CR monitor settings. The last

entry, real_air_src_=225 defines the

real air input signal (the default setting is

the PGM 1 bus, signal 225). The other set-

tings, when set to =1 have these properties:

when cue is active it goes to one side of the

CR HP output and monitor goes to the

other side; talkback also feeds the cue bus,

CR monitors dim when talkback is received,

and the synthetic air function is active.

[monitor_properties] cue_hp_is_split=1 tkbk_to_cue=1 dim_on_tkbk=1 synth_air_enable=0 Real_Air_Src=225

• [monitor_selection] This section de-

fines the monitor include list for the moni-

tor source selector (which can include up

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to 15 sources), and defines the sources for

the seven monitor select buttons.

[monitor_selection] Include_1=D9.337-351,173,175 definekey_1=10 definekey_2=5 definekey_3=0 definekey_4=1 definekey_5=2 definekey_6=3 definekey_7=4

• [meter_selection] This section has the

include list and the seven button definitions

for the auxiliary meter buttons. The entries

are like those in the [monitor_

selection] section above.

• [studio1_selection] This section has

the include list and the seven button defi-

nitions for the studio monitor buttons. The

entries are like those in the [monitor_

selection] section above.

• [on_out_port_card_x] This section

sets the relationship of the output logic for

each Assignable logic connector on the KSU

(card_4) and the three possible 8-Input

Expansion cards (card_1, card_2,

card_3) and the timeslots the logic sig-

nals will use.

There can be up to sixteen line entries:

on_out_port_a=b,c that define the two

logic outputs (called ports) on pin 5 and

pin 11 of each Assignable Logic connector.

a is the port number. It will be 1 to 6 on

the KSU (to define the outputs on the B, C

and D connectors) and from 1 to 16 on each

8-Input Expansion card (to define the two

outputs on each logic connector).

b defines the logic action. It can be 121

(for an On Tally output), 122 (for an Off

Tally output), 123 (for a start pulse) or 124

(for stop pulse).

c defines which timeslots are used by

the logic commands. Typically the odd num-

bered timeslots, starting with slot 1, are used

in order. This gets automatically assigned

by the VMCC as the ports are defined.

• [port_config_card_x] This section

defines logic outputs (those not defined in

the [on_out_port_card_x] section) for

use as directly addressed outputs. One of

four logic commands can be assigned to

each output, but only two: 1, which defines

the output as closed or 2, which defines it

as an open command, are very useful.

There could be up to sixteen line entries

(for an 8-Input Expansion card) under this

heading. The entries port_config_h=i

define each port.

h is the port number (from 1 to 16) which

is set for one of the four types of logic func-

tions.

i is the logic function: 0 is a pulsed close

command, 1 is a sustained close, 2 is a sus-

tained open, and 3 is a pulsed open com-

mand.

• [on_out_ts_card_x] This section sets

the binding of the logic inputs on the As-

signable logic connectors on the KSU

(card_4) and the three possible 8-Input

Expansion cards (card_1, card_2,

card_3). There can be up to sixteen line

entries under this heading. The entries:

on_out_ts_d_i=e,f,g define each port.

is the port number (from 1 to 16), and

i is a sequential entry number starting with

1. The port used as the input is set by e

(from 1 to 32). The logic function is defined

by f (a logic binding bit between 1 and 255)

and it is assigned to the input timeslot g

(from 1 to 16).

Refer to Appendix A for additional command

entry information for session and macro files.

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Software Updates

Harris Corporation may periodically issue soft-

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ware revisions for the RMX

charge. New feature enhancements may also be

offered at a nominal fee. In either case, updating

the operating system software on the RMX

Server is quick and easy since a TFTP Server pro-

gram is included with each software release. It is

also available from the 99-5000 CD-ROM and

from the Harris FTP site: ftp://ftp.pre.com.

See page 5-1 Service for access information.

TFTP SERVER

TFTP stands for Trivial File Transfer Protocol.

TFTP Servers transfer and update software for

routers, switchers, hubs and other networked de-

vices like the RMX

The following steps describe how to install and

configure the 3CDaemon TFTP Server—which is

included on the CD-ROM along with the new files,

although any TFTP Server can be used to update

the RMXd

To install and configure the TFTP Server:

1 Install the TFTP Server on the setup computer

following the instructions included with the soft-

ware update.

2 From the TFTP Server’s File menu, choose Con-

figure Selected Service.

3 On the TFTP Upload/Download Directory tab,

select the folder on the CD-ROM that contains

the new RMXd

4 Click OK.

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Server software.

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files.

UPDATING THE SOFTWARE

Once the TFTP Server is installed on the setup

computer, and configured to point to the folder

holding the new system software, the update is

performed automatically after the RMX

sole is power cycled. The RMX

taken off-air during this procedure.

Server at no

digital

must be

digital

con-

To update the RMX

1 Configure the TFTP Server to point to the folder

on the CD-ROM that contains the updated sys-

tem software following the instructions in the

previous procedure.

2 Make sure the TFTP Server computer is prop-

erly communicating with the RMX

Server.

3 Turn off the RMX

Wait at least 10 seconds, then turn it back on.

The TFTP Server will automatically begin to

download and update the RMX

software after the SBC boots up (this typically

takes between 30 and 60 seconds).

4 Once the update has finished loading, quit the

TFTP Server.

5 To use the new software, power cycle the RMX-

digital

console. Again, wait at least 10 seconds

before turning it back on.

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software:

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Settings Recovery

A quick method to try to recover a forgotten or

inadvertently changed IP address is to use Com-

munity Monitor’s Status display. It shows every

VistaMax device connected to the VistaMax LAN,

even those devices that have an IP address out-

side of the system’s subnet mask, so the unknown

IP address can easily be noted.

Once the IP address is noted, the setup

computer’s fixed IP address can be reassigned to

fall into the subnet mask of that console’s IP so

the nqx.ini file can be edited, which is covered

later in this section.

If a username or password was assigned to an

RMX

digital

Server to limit FTP access, and then

it was forgotten, to recover it requires connecting

a null modem cable between the KSU card’s Test

Interface connector and Com Port 1 on a Win-

dows® computer running HyperTerminal. This

requires the console to be power cycled, so the

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console must be taken offline before following this

procedure:

1 Connect a DB-9 female-to-female null modem

cable from the KSU card’s Test Interface con-

nector to the Com 1 serial port on the setup

computer.

2 Start HyperTerminal (a standard Windows®

Communications Accessories program) and es-

tablish a new connection using the Port Set-

tings shown adjacent.

DB-9 female to female null modem cable

(available from Cables N Mor,

http://www.cablesnmor.com/null-modem-cable.html)

3 Power cycle the RMX

RMX

digital

Server starts up, HyperTerminal

digital

console. As the

will show multiple screens of information. Look

for the USER= entry a shown below:

USER = username,password

Use the HyperTerminal scroll feature to

redisplay this information as required to see

what the username and password are.

4 Run FTP Voyager on the setup computer and

enter the username and password as required

to view the Storage Card folder contents.

HyperTerminal Port Settings for communicating

with the RMXdigital Server

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The RMX

many years of trouble-free operation. If it does re-

quire service, please read through this section. It

provides information on servicing the RMX

console, including information on the spare and

replacement parts that are available.

Parts and Repair Services

There are only a few parts that are field replace-

able on the RMX

ber listing). Assemblies are field replaceable, but

are generally not field-serviceable. For servicing,

assemblies should be returned to Harris Techni-

cal Services Department.

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selected schematics, software, PROM revision in-

formation, etc.) are available at this Internet sup-

port site: ftp://ftp.pre.com.

word is: pacific. All documents and schemat-

ics are published in PDF format, so Acrobat

Reader 5.0 or later is required.

PARTS ORDERING AND REPAIR INFORMATION

Spare panels, cards and assemblies can be pur-

chased through a sales representative or through

the Harris Technical Services Department. To ex-

digital

console is designed to give

digital

(see page 5-2 for part num-

technical information (this manual,

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pedite the ordering process and to ensure the cor-

rect parts are ordered, have the Harris part num-

bers available when ordering. For a list of parts,

see page 5-2. Panels, cards and assemblies may

have lead times exceeding two weeks, so order

accordingly.

Panels, cards and assemblies returned to Har-

ris for service, exchange or credit must have an

RA (Return Authorization) tracking number. This

number is assigned by the Technical Services De-

partment. Items received without an RA number

written on the shipping label side of the packag-

ing may be refused or subject to additional han-

dling fees.

To order assemblies or to request an RA con-

tact Harris by mail, phone, fax, e-mail, or visit the

Harris Website:

Harris Corporation Attention: Technical Services Department 4240 Irwin Simpson Road Mason, OH 45040 USA

Phone: 513.459.3503, 8:00 to 5:00 EST Fax: 513.701.5450 E-mail: presupport@harris.com

www.broadcast.harris.com

All U.S. orders and serviced assemblies are

shipped FOB Mason, Ohio using UPS Groundtrak,

unless otherwise specified. Federal Express or UPS

two-day, overnight and next morning delivery is

available for most items. For next day delivery,

orders must be placed before 2 p.m. Eastern Time

and the shipping method must be specified at the

time of order.

Services can be charged to AmEx, VISA or

Mastercard or can be shipped COD, if not on ac-

count with Harris. Contact a sales representative

for account information.

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SPARE AND REPLACEMENT PARTS

Serviceable Assemblies

These are the serviceable or replaceable panels,

cards, assemblies or PCAs used in the RMX

Harris # Description or Use

90-1950 Original Console Display (tall display)

95-1178 Clock PCA 95-1179 Event Timer PCA

99-1177 Bargraph Meter PCA 95-2670-1 Left motherboard PCA (for DSP) 95-2670-2 Middle motherboard PCA (for DSP) 95-2679 Right motherboard PCA (for KSU) 99-1205 48 Volt Power Supply (2 RU) 99-1406 Monitor Control Panel 99-1407 Universal Dual Fader Panel 99-1975-1 Reflective Console Display (low-profile)

90-2129 Dual Meter PCA

90-2130 Clock-Timer PCA 99-2665 8-Input Expansion Card

95-2665 8-Input Expansion PCA 99-2667 DSP Card

95-2667 DSP PCA 99-2672-1 KSU Card (no optical connectors)

95-2672-1 KSU, main PCA

95-2675 KSU, analog connector PCA

95-2677 KSU, digital connector PCA

99-1800 Single-board computer PCA 99-2672-2 KSU Card (with optical connectors)

95-2672-2 KSU, main PCA

95-2675 KSU, analog connector PCA

95-2677 KSU, digital connector PCA

99-1800 Single-board computer PCA

Replaceable Parts

These are the field-replaceable parts:

Harris # Description or Use

12-93 10-character display 17-122 Headphone jack 19-327 Flex cable, 30-conductor (KSU card) 19-335 18" Red CAT-5 cable (panel power & comm) 19-336 36" Black CAT-5 cable (motherboard jumper) 21-226-6 PROM, Monitor Control panel 21-226-7 PROM, Universal Dual Fader panel 21-349-1 PROM, DSP card 21-352-1 DSP PROM, KSU card (U55) 21-352-2 Net PROM, KSU card (U60) 21-353-1 PROM, 8-Input Expansion card 30-51 Battery holder 23-132 Cue speaker 32-725 Rotary control knob 32-726 Fader knob (silver) 32-727 Fader knob (red) 32-728 Fader knob (green) 32-729 Fader knob (blue) 32-730 Fader knob (yellow)

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38-88 Silver hex panel screw 50-26 5 Volt power supply (for Console Display) 76-1403 Monitor Control panel, removable lens kit

76-1404 Universal Dual Fader panel, removable lens kit 80-1752 Lens (covers 10-character display and LEDs) 80-1846 Card cage slot blank panel 80-1924 Rear cover, Universal Dual Fader panel 80-1929 Rear cover, Monitor Control panel 80-1961 Insert Sheet (for printing removable lens labels) 80-1975-1 Reflector (for low-profile display) 90-1858-1 15-foot DC cable (power supply to console) 90-1873 Cue Speaker assy (23-132 speaker and cable) 90-1713-2 Fader and cable assy 90-1722 Battery holder assy (30-51 holder and cable) 90-1872-1 RMXd-4 H/P jack assy (17-122 jack and cable) 90-1872-2 RMXd-12 H/P jack assy (17-122 jack and cable) 90-1872-3 RMXd-20 H/P jack assy (17-122 jack and cable) 90-1872-4 RMXd-28 H/P jack assy (17-122 jack and cable) 90-1999 Cable Harness (for low-profile display) 99-1411-1 One slot wide divider kit (to add two turret panels) 99-1411-2 Two slots wide divider kit (to add four turret panels) 99-1409 14.25" blank panel, one slot wide 99-1410 14.25" blank panel, two slots wide 99-1714-3 6" Turret blank panel, one slot wide

TOOL AND INSTALLATION KITS

A tool kit and an installation kit are shipped

with each new console.

76-1400 Installation Kit

Harris # Description or Use Qty.

14-482 3-pin AMP MOD IV housing 13 14-484 6-pin AMP MOD IV housing 21 14-490 12-pin AMP MOD IV housing 4 14-492 14-pin AMP MOD IV housing 2 15-938-1 AMP MOD IV contact receptacles 241 38-88 4-40 x 1/4" buttonhead screws 12 76-1403 Lens Kit, Monitor Control panel 1 76-1404 Lens Kit, Universal Dual Fader panels * 80-1961 Insert Sheet, for removable lenses 1 * one per installed panel

76-1401 Tool Kit

Harris # Description or Use Qty.

50-7 AA NiCad batteries 3 70-90 Hex/Allen screwdriver 1 70-126 AMP MOD IV crimp tool 1 70-129 AMP MOD IV pin extractor tool 1

76-2665 8-Input Expansion Card Kit

Harris # Description or Use Qty.

14-482 3-pin AMP MOD IV housing 8 14-484 6-pin AMP MOD IV housing 8 14-490 12-pin AMP MOD IV housing 8 15-938-1 AMP MOD IV contact receptacles 144 38-88 4-40 x 1/4" buttonhead screws 12

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Console Troubleshooting

There are diagnostic test modes built into each

Universal Dual Fader panel and the Monitor Con-

trol panel. The Control Test Mode allows each but-

ton, fader and rotary encoder to be tested so cor-

rect operation can be verified.

A Logic States Test mode is also built into the

Monitor Control panel to allow the state of the

CR, Studio and External logic functions to be dis-

played. There is a full-size overlay on page 5-4

(and a PDF file in the 99-5000 CD-ROM) that

can be printed out to go over the monitor selector

buttons. Its use is shown below, in the right col-

umn.

CONTROL TEST MODE

To enter the Control Test mode on a Universal

Dual Fader panel, remove the panel and unplug

the red CAT-5 cable to remove power. Plug the

cable back in, then press and release either

button within three seconds of applying power. To

exit Control Test mode press either channel’s

and

Off

buttons together.

To enter Control Test mode on the Monitor panel,

unplug the red CAT-5 cable. Plug the cable back

in, then press and release the Timer

sion

Take

buttons together within three seconds

of applying power. To exit Control Test mode, press

the Timer

When Control Test mode is active the following

Reset

and

Start

buttons together.

Stop

Off

and Ses-

Which control is being shown is identified by the

yellow and red LEDs under each source display.

The operation of each button is tested in this mode

by pressing the button. The button LEDs toggle

on and off with each press each button.

LOGIC STATES TEST MODE

This test mode is entered and exited during nor-

mal console operation to display the logic states

for the Control Room, Studio and External logic

signals. To enter or exit the test mode, press the

Talk to Studio, Talk to External

buttons together while the Next LED is off.

This mode does not affect source selection but-

ton operation, so new monitor and meter sources

Logic State Test Mode Overlay

over the Monitor panel buttons

to identify logic activity

and Studio

Take

Test Mode Displays

is shown in the source name display:

Move each rotary control and fader and observe

their encoder pulse output count (in hex), which

is shown in the channel source name display.

can be selected while in this test mode.

The button LEDs indicate the logic states for

the logic signals shown above. Lit LEDs indicate

true or on conditions, while the unlit LEDs indi-

cate false or off conditions.

This test mode is useful for verifying that exter-

nal devices like mic remote panels, intercom pan-

els and warning interfaces are properly setup and

properly wired and that they are sending the

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Control Panel Servicing

Control panels are a “button sandwich” consist-

ing of separate buttons and conductive plastic con-

tact sheets between a switchboard PCA and a metal

faceplate with plastic inlay. Control panels are not

a field-serviceable assembly, but they do have lim-

ited field-replaceable parts. All replaceable parts

(10-character display and lens, rotary and fader

knobs, fader, rear cover) are listed on page 5-2.

NOTE: Do NOT disassemble the faceplate/

switchboard subassembly on the Universal Dual

Fader panel or the Monitor Control panel, as these

are assembled using a fixture.

Universal Dual Fader panels can be removed or

installed, with the console powered and on-air,

without causing any audio interruption or noises

in the program audio. The new panel assumes the

removed panel’s button settings when plugged in,

but all fader and pot levels will change to the new

panel’s control settings. It is recommended that

all bus assignments be turned off prior to unplug-

ging a Universal Dual Fader panel.

Before removing a powered Monitor Control

panel, turn off all speaker power amplifiers.

REMOVING CONTROL PANELS

To remove a Dual Fader or Monitor Control

panel from the frame:

1 Use the included hex tool (70-90) to remove

the top and bottom silver hex screws (38-88).

There are two screws top and bottom on each

Dual Fader panel. There are three screws top

and bottom on the Monitor Control panel.

2 Carefully lift the panel up from the top edge,

so the red CAT-5 cable can be reached and

unplugged from the bottom of the panel.

NOTE: If you need to replace one of the assem-

blies, please contact Harris Technical Services

Department for service or replacement parts.

Installing Control Panels

To install a Dual Fader or a Monitor Control

panel into the frame:

1 Remove any blank panels covering the slots

where the control panel is to be installed.

2 Set the bottom end of the panel on the front

rail support fingers. Lower the panel toward

the top rail until the red CAT-5 cable can be

plugged into the panel’s RJ-45 jack (bottom

panel, upper middle section).

3 Lower the panel onto the top rail.

4 Fasten the panel to the frame using the 38-88

silver hex screws removed previously.

FADER SERVICING

There are no replaceable or rebuildable parts

on the RMX

is comprised of cleaning and lubricating. Faders

are conductive plastic, single-element faders.

If the fader movement is rough, either the lubri-

cant on the glide rails has evaporated or foreign

material has gotten into the fader. Dow Corning

510 is the preferred glide rail lubricant. Other oils

or lubricants may cause contamination by migrat-

ing to the contact fingers and damaging the con-

ductive plastic or causing intermittent operation.

Fader Disassembly and Cleaning

To disassemble and clean a fader:

1 Remove the control panel with the problem

fader from the frame.

2 Remove the rear cover from the control panel

(four screws per side).

3 Unplug the problem fader, pull off the fader

knob, and remove the two fader hex screws

(use 70-90 tool) to remove the fader from the

control panel.

4 Remove the snap-on fader cover (held in place

by plastic end tabs).

5 Clean the fader using a dry cotton swab or

one dampened only with distilled water.

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NOTE: The use of chemical cleaners on the con-

ductive plastic will substantially shorten fader life.

Never touch the fader slider contact fingers while

cleaning the fader parts.

Always use a clean dry swab to dry off the con-

ductive plastic tracks after cleaning. If the fader

rails are noticeably dirty, wipe them off using a

dry cotton swab, then lubricate the glide rail.

If coffee, a soft drink, or other sugared liquid

has been spilled into the fader, remove the fader

from the panel as soon as possible. Remove the

fader top cover and hold it under hot running wa-

ter while moving the fader slider back and forth

to dislodge any sugars. Thoroughly dry the rails

and conductive plastic using dry cotton swabs,

taking care not to touch the fader fingers, then

lubricate the glide rail.

Lubricating the Glide Rail

Move the fader slider to the middle of its travel.

Place one drop of Dow Corning 510 lubricant (or

equivalent non-migrating lubricant) on the top rail

to either side of the fader slider bushings. Move

the slider through its full travel to distribute the

lubricant. Be sure to wipe off any excess lubri-

cant. Normally only the top rail (the one on which

the fader slider bushings glide) requires lubricant.

Console Display Service

The meters and clock-event timer PCAs are lo-

cated in the Refelctive Console Display. To access

these PCAs, first turn off the console power sup-

ply, then remove the reflector and lay the display

chassis face down onto a protective surface (towel

or other non-scratching surface) to remove the bot-

tom cover. The PCAs are shown as they appear in

the display on page 2-7. This page also has the

setup switch setting information.

CLOCK TROUBLESHOOTING

If the clock’s colons are blinking, it indicates

the clock is set for slave mode, but the ESE or

SMPTE timecode signal is not being received. If

an ESE or SMPTE master clock is not being used,

switch the clock-timer board switch DS1-2 and

DS1-5 to off to set the clock for autonomous mode.

See pages 2-6 and 2-7 for information on the clock-

timer PCA and DS1 switch settings.

To use an ESE or a SMPTE master clock, con-

nect the balanced, or unbalanced, signal to a six-

pin AMP MOD IV housing. The signal uses pins 4

(GND), 5 (+) and 6 (-). This connector plugs into

J4 on the clock-timer PCA. Note the signal polar-

ity, if reversed the clock will not detect the time

code. Also, make sure the terminals are locked into

the housing otherwise intermittent operation could

result.

EVENT TIMER TROUBLESHOOTING

If the timer is not working properly, check that

the interconnecting cable is properly seated at the

back of the RMX

nector on the clock-timer PCA.

If the tenths of seconds display is not function-

ing as expected, check the DIP switch setting on

the clock-timer circuit board. Additional timer in-

formation is on page 2-6.

If the timer is not auto-resetting as expected,

make sure the Auto button is lit on the Monitor

Control panel, and that the [timer_reset] section

of the session file section is properly configured.

Auto Timer Reset Section of Session File

[timer_reset]

Channel_1=0

Channel_2=0

Channel_3=0

Channel_4=1

Channel_5=1

Channel_6=1

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In this example, channels 1 - 3 do not reset the timer when turned on because their entry is =0.

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Any channel that should reset the timer when

turned on needs to be set as =1. Those channels

set as =0 do not reset the timer when turned on.

For more information about session file settings,

see Chapter 4 RMX

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Server.

METER TROUBLESHOOTING

The meter PCA plugs into the clock-timer PCA.

If the meters are not working properly, check that

the DIP switches are set correctly. The settings are

covered on page 2-6 and 2-7.

Backup Batteries

A “Keep Alive” voltage is generated by three AA

nickel cadmium (NiCad) batteries supplied in the

tool kit. These batteries supply voltage to hold each

channel strip’s button state and signal selection

during momentary power outages so the console

returns to the same state when power is restored.

If the console does not return to its previous

state after being powered down for only a few min-

utes, then the batteries probably need replacing,

although there could be a problem in the battery

charging circuit or motherboard connection. Check

the charging circuit and motherboard connection

by removing one battery and then measuring the

voltage (should be about +4.5 VDC) on the bat-

tery terminals while the console is powered.

Although the batteries should last several years

when under continuous trickle-charging, it is rec-

ommended that they be replaced yearly. See page

2-9 for replacement information.

48 Volt Power Supply

Periodically check that vent openings are not

blocked and there is no dust buildup on the top

cover openings. The green LED on the power sup-

ply front panel indicates its 48 volt output is good.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of

electric shock, do not disassemble

the power supply. Refer servicing

to qualified service personnel.

POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS

See page 2-8 for interconnection details. Only

one connection is required from the supply’s

5-pin connector. 90-1858-1 is the interconnection

cable from the power supply to the console frame.

90-1858-1 Cable Color Code/Pinout

Supply End Signal Wire Color Console End

1 +48 V Red 1 2 +48 V White 4 3 Shield Clear cover 2 4 +48 V Return Black 6 5 +48 V Return Green 3

- - no connection 5

6 5 4

1 2 3 4 5

PIN NUMBERING

WIRE INSERTION VIEW

3 2 1

PIN NUMBERING

WIRE INSERTION VIEW

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Frame Component Info

The +48 volts from the main and redundant

power supplies connect on J18 and J19 on the

KSU motherboard. The motherboards and their

connections are detailed on page 5-10. The +48

volts from each connector is coupled through dual

Schottky diode CR1, which is mounted on the right

end of the KSU motherboard. Its output is the

+48 volt source for the console.

The +48 volts is routed to each control panel

on pin 6 of the RJ-45 connectors with red CAT-5

cables (J13 - J16 on the KSU MB and J1 - J4 on

the DSP MBs). Pin 3 has the 48 volt return.

Each red CAT-5 is routed through a round ac-

cess hole up to the control panel section of the

frame (see below). There are four red CAT-5 cables

in the RMXd-4 frame, eight in the RMD-12, twelve

in the RMXd-20 and sixteen in the RMXd-28.

The last red CAT-5 cable (closest to the right

end of the frame) is available for an optional ef-

fects panel. The next red CAT-5 cable plugs into

the Monitor Control panel. The remaining red

CAT-5 cables in the frame plug into Universal Dual

Fader panels.

The red CAT-5 cables for the Dual Fader panels

are oriented from the left end of the console frame,

with the farthest left cable designated for channel

strips 1 and 2 (it plugs into the first Universal

Dual Fader panel). The next cable is for channel

strips 3 and 4 (the next Dual Fader panel), and so

on, up to the two used for the Monitor Control

and optional panel.

Red CAT-5 cables are 18" long which allows

any panel to be moved a few slots left or right of

its standard position to allow installation of a blank

panel or a Divider Kit (used to add Harris turret

control panels into the frame).

Each DSP card routes signals for eight chan-

nels with the control signals from four Universal

Dual Fader panels (two channels strips per panel).

The last four channels (two Universal panels) are

routed by the KSU card’s DSP. The KSU DSP also

handles summing buses and monitoring. In addi-

19-335 Red

Cat-5 Cables (x8)

for 99-1407 Universal

Dual Fader Input panels

Threaded inserts for adding a Divider Panel Kit to any slot

RMXdigital-12, Frame Components

1 and 2

Input Slot 2

99-2667 DSP Card

80-1846 Blank panel

CAT-5 for Channels

3 and 4

Input Slot 3

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99-2665 8-Input Expansion Card (optional)

CAT-5 for Channels

Input Slot 1

CAT-5 for Channels

Input Slot 4

Input Slot 5

5 and 6

Input Slot 6

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CAT-5 for Channels

7 and 8

Input Slot 7

Input Slot 8

99-2672-1 or 99-2672-2 KSU Card

CAT-5 for Channels

9 and 10

Input Slot 9

Input Slot 10

CAT-5 for Channels 11 and 12

Input Slot 11

Input Slot 12

CAT-5 for

Monitor

Control

panel

99-1406 Monitor

Control panel

CAT-5 for

future

FX panel

99-1409 Blank Panel

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tion, the KSU is the network interface for the Vis-

taMax system for both communications and for

the VistaMax Link I/O.

KSU Card Service Info

There are four yellow LEDs near the right end

of the card that indicate operational status:

• Active LED. On solid indicates normal opera-

tion. It is off when the system is starting or if a

card problem is encountered.

• Control Comm LED. Flashes to indicate

Ethernet communications.

• DSP LED. Blinks with a “heartbeat rhythm”

to indicate the DSP is active. On the RMX

LED flashes twice as fast as on other frame sizes

to indicate the KSU is the master DSP. On larger

frame sizes the leftmost DSP card’s LED will flash

twice as fast as this LED to indicate the master.

• Net Activity LED. Flashes to indicate VistaMax

network activity.

The Active LED on the Ethernet connector lights

up to indicate a good connection when a CAT-5

cable is connected to an active port on a computer

or a network hub or switch.

The green LED on the optical Facet connection

or both the yellow and green LEDs on the copper

connection must be on solid to indicate a good

connection to a VistaMax Hub card.

Two reset switches are on the left end of the

panel. Pressing the SBC reset switch resets the

Single Board Computer on the KSU card, which

does not affect console settings and signals. It only

causes the SBC to reestablish its Ethernet connec-

tion with the network, which typically requires one

to two minutes. During this time no new routes

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can be made or sessions taken or saved.

Pressing the other reset switch (System) causes

audio signal interruption by resetting the console.

It is equivalent to power cycling the console by

turning off the power supply.

The Test Interface connector can connect the

console to the serial port on the setup computer.

Use HyperTerminal to view serial communications

from the console during start-up. This includes

such data as the IP address and network name

for the console (see page 4-27 for added details

on using the serial port)

NOTE: This card cannot be plugged in, or un-

plugged, while the console is powered up.

DSP Card Service Info

There are two yellow LEDs near the right end

of the card that indicate operational status:

• DSP LED. Blinks with a “heartbeat rhythm”

to indicate the DSP is active. The leftmost DSP

card’s LED will flash twice as fast as the LEDs on

the other DSP cards and the KSU to indicate it is

the master DSP card.

• Automation LED. Flashes to indicate VistaMax

network activity.

NOTE: This card cannot be plugged in, or un-

plugged, while the console is powered up.

8-In Exp Card Service Info

There are three LEDs near the right end of the

card that indicate operational status:

• Inactive LED (red). This LED is off during

normal operation. It is on when the system is start-

ing up or if a card problem is encountered.

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• Ctrl Com LED (yellow). Flashes to indicate

system communications.

• Normal/Data LED (green). On solid when the

card is operating with no active audio or logic con-

nections. Flashes to indicate audio or logic net-

work activity.

NOTE: This card can be plugged in or unplugged

while the console is powered up, but any signals

connected to this card will be affected.

Motherboard Service Info

There are three types of motherboards—two

DSP and one KSU as shown below, used in the

RMX

digital

. They plug directly into one another

and fasten to the bottom of the card cage. Which

card types are installed depend upon frame size,

as shown in the Motherboard Orientation illus-

tration below. The motherboards can be accessed

from the front side of the card cage by removing a

cover panel (two panels on the RMX

-28). The

panel hooks at the top and is fastened along the

bottom using Phillips screws.

The DSP and 8-Input Expansion card signals

connect to the KSU card using black CAT-5 cables

to tie the DSP motherboards to the KSU mother-

board. One is connected per DSP (DSP Cable) with

a second one (I/O Cable) installed for the optional

8-Input Expansion cards.

Red CAT-5 cables carry +48 volts and data

to/from the Universal Dual Fader panels, the Moni-

tor Control panel and the FX panel. See page 5-8

for their frame orientations.

RMXDIGITAL MOTHERBOARDS

RMXD-20 Motherboard Configuration

DSP Card 2

95-2670-1, Left Motherboard PCA 95-2670-2, Middle Motherboard PCA 95-2679, KSU Motherboard PCA

To Four Universal Dual

Fader Input Panels (red CAT-5 cables)

From KSU Card

(black CAT-5)

DSP Card Connections

J1 To Universal Dual Fader panel 1 J2 To Universal Dual Fader panel 2 J3 To Universal Dual Fader panel 3 J4 To Universal Dual Fader panel 4 J5 From KSU (DSP cable) J6 From KSU (I/O cable)

DSP Card 1

To Four Universal Dual

Fader Input Panels (red CAT-5 cables)

From KSU Card

(black CAT-5)

KSU Card Connections

J1 Console Display (Meters/Timer) J2 Auxiliary +48 VDC J3 C/R Headphones J4 Cue Speaker J5 Battery Holder J6 Meter Signal Names J7 To DSP 1 J8 To DSP 2 J9 To DSP 3 J10 To I/O 1

Motherboard Orientation and Cabling, by Frame Size

95-2679 RMXd-4 (four red CAT-5, zero black CAT-5)

95-2670-1 95-2679 RMXd-12 (eight red CAT-5, two black CAT-5)

95-2670-1 95-2670-2 95-2679 RMXd-20 (twelve red CAT-5, four black CAT-5)

Console

Display

DSP jacks

J11 To I/O 2 J12 To I/O 3 J13 To Universal Dual Fader panel 1 J14 To Universal Dual Fader panel 2 J15 To FX Panel J16 To Monitor Control Panel J17 To Studio Selector Panel J18 From 48 Volt Supply (primary) J19 From 48 Volt Supply (redundant)

(black CAT-5)

KSU Card

I/O jacks

J6 (black CAT-5)

To Tw o

Universal

Dual Fader

input Panels

(red CAT-5)

Studio

Selector

Panel

To Monitor

Control Panel

(red CAT-5)

Supplies

From

Power

To F X

Panel

(red

CAT-5)

95-2670-1 95-2670-2 95-2670-2 95-2679 RMXd-28 (sixteen red CAT-5, six black CAT-5)

DSP 1 DSP 2 DSP 3 KSU

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Accessories

Accessory Panels

Harris offers a number of accessories and

services to complement your RMX

Available products range from the VistaMax Audio

Management System (to integrate multiple RMX-

digital

and BMX

network), to host and guest mic control panels and

headphone panels, peripheral control panels, a host

turret with clock and timer and space for eight tur-

ret panels, and a 3 x 6 headphone distribution amp

with digital level control panels. Harris services

range from supplying logic wiring for common

peripheral devices to complete system wiring de-

digital

consoles into a facility-wide

digital

console.

Turret accessory panels maintain the console’s

look and feel while providing remote control for

important studio functions. RMX

panels are 6" long and either 1.6" or 3.2" wide.

Single width panels (1.6" x 6" panels) include

various mic control panels, studio and headphone

level panels, and peripheral control panels.

There are two types of cabinet skirt-mounted

headphone panels (jack-only and jack with rotary

level control). Custom-designed switch and indi-

cator panels are also available.

The 99-1788-1 Single Cabinet Plate allows any

single 1.6" x 6" panel to mount into a countertop.

The 99-1788-2 Dual Cabinet Plate allows two 1.6"

panels or a 3.2" double-width panel to mount into

a countertop (shown below).

To install more than one or two Accessory pan-

els in a studio use the 99-1213 Host Turret. It has

eight 1.6" turret panel slots and an integral Clock

and Event Timer, as shown on page 6-2.

CABINET PLATE APPLICATION EXAMPLES

digital

accessory

sign and installation packages.

Furniture and Cabinetry

Harris offers a full line of standard and custom

furniture and cabinetry specifically designed to

house the RMX

eral equipment. Complete turnkey studio design

and implementation services are also available.

Contact your Harris sales representative for de-

tails.

digital

console with studio periph-

99-1788-1 SINGLE

POSITION CABINET PLATE

(SHOWN WITH A 99-1197)

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POSITION CABINET PLATE

(SHOWN WITH A 99-1198

& A 99-1191)

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99-1213 STUDIO CONTROL TURRET, APPLICATION EXAMPLE

99-1211 Turret Clock and Event Timer

99-1210 99-1714-3 99-1198 99-1714-3 99-1195 99-1190 99-1192

Group Mic Blank Host, Mic Blank Digital Delivery Studio Selector Panel Dual Fader Control Panel Panel Control Panel Panel System Panel Panel

MIC REMOTE CONTROL PANELS

Three mic remote control panels are available

for the RMX

99-1197 with On, Off, and Cough buttons (shown

on page 6-1). The 99-1198 (shown in the Host

Turret example above) adds a Talkback button to

the three basic panel buttons. A simplified sche-

matic, and connection information, for these pan-

els is shown on page 6-4.

The 99-1210 Group Mic Controller (also shown

above) is used when separate guest mic control

panels are not installed. The panel gives one host

On/Off control for up to six microphones on a

single 1.6" panel.

digital

. The most basic panel is the

STUDIO MONITOR SELECTOR & FADER PANELS

The studio monitor’s source selection can be

controlled in the studio by using a Studio Monitor

Selector Panel (99-1190) with the RMX

panel connects to the rear of the RMXdigital using

a straight-thru CAT-5 cable.

A Single (99-1191) or a Dual Fader Level Panel

(99-1192) can be plugged into the Studio Monitor

Selector for controlling the output level of the

studio monitors. A Dual Fader is used with a 99-

1214-1 or -2 headphone jack panel to control the

host’s headphone level when using the 99-1215

headphone amplifier.

digital

. The

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HOST TURRET

The 99-1213 Host Turret (shown on page 6-2)

includes a 99-1211 Clock and Event Timer. It has

space for eight 1.6" panels, four 3.2" panels, or a

combination thereof. The Host Turret requires a

countertop cutout of 12.8" x 10".

Some of the most commonly used Accessory

panels, as shown in the Host Turret example, are

the Studio Selector panel (99-1190) that allows

host control over monitor source selection; the

Dual Fader panel (99-1192) for host control of

the studio speaker and the host headphone levels;

and the Group Mic panel (99-1210) with On/Off

control of up to six microphones. Control panels

for tape machines, digital delivery systems, and

delay units are also available.

RMXDIGITAL DIVIDER KIT

Mounting an accessory panel into the RMX-

digital

mainframe requires a 99-1411-1 or a 99-

1411-2 Divider Kit (see page 2-2 for additional

information) be installed in the mainframe.

The 99-1411-1 kit takes up one input slot and

holds two 1.6" x 6" panels.

The 99-1411-2 takes up two input slots and

holds two 3.2" x 6" panels, four 1.6" x 6" panels,

or a combination thereof.

Existing headphone control panels, which use

a pot to directly control the audio to the head-

phones, can also be used with the 99-1215 Head-

phone Amplifier.

ESE Cable

An ESE timecode signal extension cable is in-

cluded in the original display’s umbilical cable. It

terminates in a 9-pin female D-Sub connector near

the mainframe connectors. On the reflective dis-

play the ESE or SMPTE cable termiantes in a

AMP MOD IV connector (J4). Refer to page 2-7

for the pinout of this conenctor.

On an original display, terminate the facility-

supplied ESE cable in a male 9-pin D-Sub, using

pins 1 and 3. The clock’s ESE signal input is bal-

anced, so either a balanced or an unbalanced ESE

signal can be used (connect the + signal to pin 1).

See the drawing below for details.

END VIEW, MALE D-SUB

(ESE TIMECODE EXTENDER)

Headphone Distribution Amp

The 99-1215 Headphone amp has six discrete

outputs (for one Host and up to five Co-Hosts and/

or Guests) and three inputs. The amplifier’s in-

puts can come from the Control Room and/or Stu-

dio Host and Guest headphone outputs.

Headphone level is digitally controlled when the

99-1214-series headphone panels are used. Head-

phone panels are available with and without a

volume control pot. Those without a pot are de-

signed to use the headphone fader panel (shown

in the dual cabinet plate example on page 6-1).

Logic Wiring

To assist in logic cable design and construction,

Harris’ Technical Services Department can

supply logic wiring diagrams for many popular

peripheral devices.

To assist in installation, Harris also offers pre-

made peripheral logic cables for many popular

devices. For availability and pricing, contact a sales

representative.

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MIC REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INFORMATION (FOR 99-1197 AND 99-1198)

V+ SUPPLY (5 TO 30) J1 4

ON TALLY J1 3

OFF TALLY J1 2

LOGIC GROUND J1 1

Mic Remote

Control Panel

Schematic

Mic Remote Control

Panel Connections

CR8 CR7

GNDD

CURRENT LIMITING RESISTOR PACK (symetrical orientation)

J2: TO/FROM GROUP MIC CONTROLLER *

J1: TO/FROM CONSOLE ASSIGNABLE LOGIC *

6 5 4

3 2 1

AMBER (TALKBACK)

GNDD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

RED (ON)

YELLOW (OFF)

AMBER (COUGH)

CR4 CR5

CR1 CR2

Harris P/N Digikey P/N

CR3** CR6**

* Resistor Pack R1 limits the LED current. Its value is determined by the voltage supplied by the console. Panels ship from the factory with the 5 Volt resistor pack installed.

Console Resistor Logic Pack Value

5 Volts 47 ohms 6-786 4608X-1-470-ND

12 Volts 390 ohms 6-787 4608X-1-391-ND

Application Examples

* For most applications only J1 will be used.

COUGH

OFF

TALKBACK **

R1 *

COUGH

OFF

GNDD

J1: TO ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

S1 **

8 J1 TALK TO C/R **

7 J1 COUGH

6 J1 ON

5 J1 OFF

1 2 3

J2: TO GROUP MIC CONTROLLER (use cable 99-790-CU)

4 5 6

** These items are not populated on the 99-1197 Panel.

TALK BACK

COUGH

OFF

SINGLE CABINET

GUEST MIC PANEL

(ON/OFF/COUGH)

99-1788-1

PLATE with a

99-1197

99-1788-2 DUAL CABINET

PLATE with a

GUEST MIC PANEL

(ON/OFF/COUGH/TALKBACK)

& 99-1191HEADPHONE

FADER PANEL

90-1875, 1.6" Mic Remote Panel Cable (for 99-1197 and 99-1198)

RMXD ASSIGNABLE LOGIC CONNECTOR

SIGNAL PIN

Logic Ground

Off Tally

On Tally

+5 VDC Supply

Off Switch (-)

On Switch (-)

Cough Switch (-)

Talk to C/R (-)

Tally Common

+5 VDC supply

Enable Logic Inputs (+)

+5 VDC Supply

BLK

WHT

RED

GRN

BRN

BLU

ORG

YEL

PARTS LIST Cable: Belden 9421 or equiv. 8-pin MOD IV Housing: 14-486 (Tyco-AMP 87631-4) 12-pin MOD IV housing: 14-490 (Tyco-AMP 87922-2) MOD IV contacts: 15-938-1 (Tyco-AMP 102128-1)

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99-1197 or 99-1198 MIC CONTROL PANEL

PIN SIGNAL

Logic GND

Off Tally

On Tally

Power Supply

Off Switch

On Switch

Cough Switch

Talkback Switch

99-1198

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